Co-sponsored by Mass. Association of CDCs, CHAPA, and Mass. Affordable Housing Alliance
Date: Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
Location: The College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA)
The overall theme of the conference is to put forth a practical vision for sustainable homeownership policies and practices over the next several years. There will be a focus on several current topics and debates, including: the latest research on homeownership and what caused the crisis; the enormous changes in homeownership that have occurred over the past few years (lending, counseling and monitoring practices), the status and future of new homeownership production, the reform of the regulatory agencies, the future of the GSEs, and ideas on where we can go from here to ensure sustainable homeownership in the future.
The conference will include a combination of workshops, a plenary session and a keynote luncheon speaker.
Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Time: 3:30pm
Shared equity homeownership programs typically seek to ensure both long-term affordability for the community and significant asset-building opportunities for participating families. But how well do they balance these two seemingly contradictory goals?
To find out, join on Wednesday, January 26 at 3:30 p.m. Eastern/12:30 p.m. Pacific for the first Live at the Forum webinar event of 2011. The webinar will highlight a recent report by The Urban Institute that presents information on seven shared equity homeownership programs across the country that offer long-term affordable homeownership opportunities. The data analyzed in the report illustrate that such programs can effectively provide long-term affordability while still offering their residents substantial asset-building opportunities.
This webinar will focus in particular on the relative effectiveness of shared equity homeownership programs in promoting individual asset building. Come learn about the latest and most complete set of data available on this topic:
- Participate in the webinar: The two-part event begins at 3:30 p.m. EST (12:30 p.m. PST) with a 90-minute webinar that will provide an opportunity to listen to each speaker as well as ask questions. Click here to register!
- Continue the conversation: Immediately following the call, you are encouraged to post additional questions and comments here on the HousingPolicy.org Forum.
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Rick Jacobus
Cornerstone Partnership
Jeffrey Lubell
Center for Housing Policy
Brett Theodos
The Urban Institute
Beadsie Woo
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Moderator
Reid Cramer
New America Foundation |
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| February 10, 2011 | | 3:00 pm | to | 4:30 pm |
Date: Thursday, February 10, 2011
Time: 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Location: Nixon Peabody (100 Summer St., 25th Floor)
| The last Congressional session brought several important gains for affordable housing and community development, including: nearly $20 billion in stimulus funds; new Obama Administration initiatives (Choice Neighborhoods and Sustainable Communities); funding increases for core HUD programs; passage of homelessness legislation (HEARTH Act); reform of the Section 202 and 811 Programs; and financial regulatory reform.
However, a change in Congressional leadership and a push for deficit reduction are likely to bring enormous challenges in the year ahead. Our panel of leading national experts will highlight the key housing and community development issues in 2011 and beyond. Who are the key players in Congress under the new leadership? How will the HUD and the Rural Housing Services budgets fare following the expiration of the Continuing Resolution in March? Will the President or Congress be proposing any new initiatives? What will happen with the reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? How will proposals to reform the tax code impact the Low Income Housing Tax Credit and New Markets Tax Credit Programs? What legislation has the possibility of advancing? |
Thursday, February 10
3:00-4:30 p.m.
Nixon Peabody LLP
100 Summer Street, 25th Floor
Downtown Boston
(Registration begins at 2:30 p.m)
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| Moderator: Jeffrey Sacks, Partner, Nixon Peabody and CHAPA board member
Speakers:
Barbara Burnham, Director of Federal Policy, Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Linda Couch, Senior Vice President for Policy, National Low Income Housing Coalition
Maureen Friar, President and CEO, National Housing Conference
Peter Lawrence, Senior Policy Director, Enterprise Community Partners
Douglas Rice, Senior Policy Analyst, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Cost: $10.00 for CHAPA members and $25.00 for non-members. Space is limited and you must register by Monday, February 7. No refunds will be provided to those who register but do not attend the forum.
Registration: You may register online, by phone, fax, or email.
Online: http://www.chapa.org/?q=event; Phone: 617-742-0820; Fax: 617-742-3953
Email: jmissick@chapa.org |
| January 19, 2011 | | 2:00 pm | to | 4:00 pm |
Presented by:
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
& the Center for Community Progress
Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
While all localities seek practical strategies to reuse vacant properties as a component of community revitalization, it is clear that some cities have been especially successful in implementing successful, replicable tools to restore vacant and abandoned places. One core strategy is using codes, ordinances, and policy to drive remediation. Join national experts Joe Schilling and Doug Leeper to learn proven techniques that are being used in cities across the country. The conversation will include both a toolkit of ideas that can be adapted to any community and also a discussion of specific cities that are at the cutting edge of policy reform. Participants will receive practical tips from national experts who have led local code and regulatory improvements. The session will include substantial time for questions and answers, and links will be provided for additional information.
Dial-In information:
866-740-1260
Access Code: 4559813
Web Login: https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/schedule/display.do?udc=mns0pwu8fnwb
Cornerstone Partnership Webinar
Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2010
Time: 1:00pm est
Please join Cornerstone Partnership’s upcoming webinar Strategies for Finding Homebuyers in Today’s Challenging Market on Tuesday, January 25 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific/1:00 p.m. Eastern.
With housing affordability at an all time high, ever-more tightening credit standards and a weak job market, finding enough qualified and willing buyers for affordable homes can be especially difficult. As practitioners face extended marketing timelines, disappearing wait-lists and discouraged sellers, many are finding ways to be more strategic and creative in how they market their restricted resale homes–and their programs.
- Learn how to develop an effective marketing strategy from the beginning
- Discover how to avoid pricing pitfalls
- Hear the marketing strategies and tips that your peers have put into practice
- Understand your options for when homes don’t sell
Presenters:
- Tom Casey, Vice President, Homebricks, San Francisco, CA
- Chandra Eagan, Inclusionary Housing Program Manager, Mayor’s Office of Housing, San Francisco, CA
- Jeff Washburne, Executive Director, City of Lakes Community Land Trust, Minneapolis, MN
Moderated by Tiffany Eng, Consultant at NCB Capital Impact
When: Tuesday, January 25, 10 – 10:30 am Pacific/1-2:30 pm Eastern
REGISTER NOW!
| January 19, 2011 | | 9:30 am | to | 11:30 am |
CHAPA Breakfast Forum
Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Time: 9:30am – 11:30am
Location: MassHousing, One Beacon Street, 29th floor conference room
| Massachusetts has approximately 50,000 units of state public housing, which provide critical housing for very low-income seniors, people with disabilities, and families. However, long-term underfunding of the public housing and related programs (operating funds, capital funds, and support services), administrative complexities, and current economic conditions pose enormous challenges.
Despite these obstacles, innovative strategies are being employed to ensure continued viability of this housing stock. Speakers will discuss: new strategies for addressing capital improvements; “federalization” of state public housing; experience with leveraging private resources with government investments; collaboration among smaller authorities; ways to increase economic self-sufficiency among residents; legislative proposals for the upcoming session; and an update on federal issues. |
| Moderator: Jack Cooper, Executive Director, Massachusetts Union of Public Housing Tenants
Speakers:
Tom Connelly, Executive Director, Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (MassNAHRO)
Lizbeth Heyer, Acting Associate Director, Division of Public Housing and Rental Assistance, Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development
Bill McGonagle, Administrator, Boston Housing Authority
Mark Roy, Executive Director, Canton Housing Authority
Cost: $15.00 for CHAPA members; $25.00 for non-members (includes continental breakfast). Space is limited and you must register by Friday, January 14. No refunds will be provided to those who register but do not attend the forum.
Registration: You may register online, by phone, fax, or email.
Online: http://www.chapa.org/?q=event; Phone: 617-742-0820; Fax: 617-742-3953
Email: jmissick@chapa.org |
| December 13, 2010 | | 1:00 pm | | December 15, 2010 | | 2:00 pm | | December 16, 2010 | | 2:00 pm | | January 20, 2011 | | 2:00 pm |
Announcing Four new Enterprise Live Online Events:
Asset Management for Owners/Developers: Ask the Experts
Monday, December 13, 2010 at 1:00 PM ET
Register
Does your organization have questions regarding roles, budgeting, compliance, physical issues or anything else related to the most effective asset management practices? Come join Enterprise’s asset management “Ask the Experts” session! Enterprise has assembled a panel of experienced practitioners from top organizations across the country to shed light on the asset management practices that have worked for them. Topics discussed will include the role of asset management and how it differs from property management, who should perform the role of asset management in an organization, managing the property manager, and the top asset management best practices. To make the session as responsive as possible to your needs, we will reserve the majority of the time for questions from the audience. The panelists include individuals from Homes for America, Mercy Housing Lakefront, Palladia, Tatem Consulting, and Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation. This presentation is sponsored by Bank of America.
Year 15: Nonprofit Transfer Strategies for Expiring LIHTC Properties
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 2:00 PM ET
Register
Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties are reaching the end of the 15 year LIHTC compliance period, and are eligible for sale to their nonprofit sponsors. Year 10 in the life of a tax credit deal is an ideal time to begin planning and taking action. We will discuss disposition strategies for the nonprofit sponsor, and review partnership provisions including rights of first refusal, purchase options, exit taxes, and preservation of affordability.
Federal Housing and Community Development Issues: A Review of the 111th Congress and a Preview of the 112th Congress
Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 2:00 PM ET
Register
In January of 2011, the 112th Congress of the United States will be sworn into office. This Congress will have very different characteristics from the 111th Congress and is likely to pursue a different agenda. Therefore, it is important to understand who will be in leadership in the next Congress and what issues will likely dominate the agenda. Led by senior Enterprise Community Partners staff, this event will begin with an overview of the accomplishments and challenges of the 111th Congress. Next, we’ll preview the 112th Congress and discuss likely challenges and opportunities for housing and community development federal policy.
How States Use Qualified Allocation Plans as Incentive for Preservation, Transit Oriented Development and Green Design & Building Practices
Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 2:00 PM ET
Register
With the low income housing tax credit market (LIHTC) coming back to life, how states prioritize this valuable resource will, once again, increase in importance. Enterprise and the National Housing Trust have inventoried each state’s Qualified Allocation Plan and how those plans provide incentive for preservation, transit oriented development, and green design and building practices. This webinar will outline those findings as well as address how states have actually allocated their tax credits over the last several years.
About Enterprise Live Online Events
| February 22, 2011 | | February 23, 2011 | | February 24, 2011 | | February 25, 2011 |
Date: February 22-25, 2011
Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Location: United Church Conference Center (1 Badger Road, Framingham, MA 01702)
Instructor: Judy Weber (Viva Consulting)
The Mel King Institute for Community Building is sponsoring the Nonprofit Housing Management Specialist (NHMS) course. This is the second module in a six-course series that will award successful participants with the Certified Housing Asset Manager (CHAM®) Designation from the Consortium for Housing and Asset Management.
The NHMS course is an intensive, four-day survey course that helps participants transition from the “How to” to the “How well are we doing at what we are doing?” of real estate management. It introduces the functions, requirements and systems of good asset management.
The training will include:
- Interactive lectures, in-class exercises, case-studies, outside-class homework assignments and student group presentations
- Identifying key property audit elements and calculation of fundamental property financial concepts including NOI, DSCR, cash flow, ratios, reserve balances
- Learning how to summarize an affordable housing deal and creating a “deal book”
- Practicing comparing pro-forma budgets to actuals; identifying why a property is failing and offering solutions; valuing properties in different ways
- Investigating asset management reporting strategies, risk management plans, capital needs assessments and capital project monitoring, real estate tax abatements, and appeals
This training session will be led by Judy Weber, who has over 25 years experience in asset/property management and real estate finance.
MACDC Member Registration: $800
Non-Member Registration: $1,100
Online Registration requires Credit Card Payment. For additional payment options, please contact:
Marcus Haymon
MHaymon@lisc.org
Scholarship Opportunities
Mel King Institute Professional Education Scholarships (MACDC Members Only)
TD Bank Training Resource Fund Grants
Workforce Training Fund Program (Application Process Details)
For additional details and information, please contact:
Marcus Haymon
Boston LISC
mhaymon@lisc.org
| December 10, 2010 | | 10:00 am | to | 12:00 pm |
Date: Friday, December 10, 2010
Time: 10:00am – 12:00 noon
Location: ABCD, Inc. (178 Tremont St. 3rd Flooor Cass Room)
- Learn about Massachusetts’ new, Foreclosure Protection Law
- Find out the rights tenants have gained to prevent eviction and remain in foreclosed homes
- Learn how to organize & fight foreclosures!
(This training for housing providers, advocates and tenants will be offered in Spanish on Wednesday, Dec. 15th at the same time and place.)
RSVP by December 6th
Roxanne Reddington-Wilde
(617) 348-6214 or redwilde@bostonabcd.org
| December 10, 2010 | | 10:00 am | to | 6:00 pm |
Date: December 10, 2010
Time: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Location: 12 Hazelton St., Mattapan, MA 02126
Green Building 101 for Contractors
The Green Building 101 Workshop is a full-day workshop providing a general introduction to green building concepts, techniques and materials, including the impact of various building certification systems on building contractor businesses, and the implications of various credentials for their employees.
The goal of the workshop is to provide participants with the background necessary to make informed decisions about next steps for their business model and/or for training and credentialing.
Why should you attend this workshop?
- Gain a foundation in green building
- Learn from experts in the field
- Networking with potential employers
- Subsidized workshop fee
The workshop will be held December 10. Registration opens at 9am. The workshop will be led by staff from The Green Roundtable / NEXUS, and assisted by guest speakers from leading institutions such as ICF and ABCD. All instructors have extensive experience in the field.
For more information, go to www.nexusboston.org/training or contact Matt Bruce at (617) 918-5225.
This is an equal opportunity program – auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. This workshop is a project of the Mayor’s Office of Jobs and Community Services’ Green Jobs Boston initiative in partnership with Renew Boston.
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