Michelle Austin Email and Phone Number

Michelle Austin directs the legal, compliance and risk management functions of Monroe Group, a professional property manager overseeing a portfolio of more than 9,000 affordable multi-family housing units, and its development arm, Steele Properties. Steele has a national footprint and focuses its development activities on acquisition and repositioning of Section 8 properties. Michelle has over 15 years of experience in the affordable housing industry, structuring and closing complex real estate transactions for lenders, developers and investors. Prior to joining Monroe, Michelle was Senior Counsel to a national Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) syndicator where she managed the closing of investment funds representing in excess of $1 billion in tax credit equity and provided legal oversight of acquisition and disposition transactions for the funds. While in private practice, Michelle advised clients on all aspects of community development financing, with particular focus on projects financed with LIHTCs.