Real Estate & Affordable Housing AttorneyPeter J. Liuzzo concentrates his practice on real estate and financing transactions, with a focus on the representation of a prominent real estate developer in the acquisition, financing, construction and rehabilitation of affordable and low income housing tax credit projects on a nationwide basis. Mr. Liuzzo also has extensive experience representing financial institutions, servicers, funds and developers in national multifamily, commercial and mixed-use real estate transactions, including:- Real estate acquisitions, dispositions and joint ventures;- Portfolio and securitized mortgage lending; - Construction and permanent financing; - Real estate and secondary financing transactions for purchase/securitization by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; - Credit enhancements for municipal mortgage bond financings; and- Sale and acquisition of whole loan portfolios, participation interests and servicing rights.Mr. Liuzzo was awarded the Richardson Merit Scholarship upon entrance to Brooklyn Law School and served as Executive Notes and Comments Editor of the Brooklyn Law Review. He received the Professor Philip K. Yonge Memorial Prize for Excellence in Commercial Law and Bankruptcy upon graduation from law school. In addition to his legal background, Mr. Liuzzo earned his M.B.A. from Pace University and brings a business-oriented perspective to his practice.