Housing Counseling Program Management

September 27, 2010
September 28, 2010
September 29, 2010

Sponsored by NHN Learning Alliance

The NHN Learning Alliance (NHNLA) is currently registering senior counselors and managers for the Housing Counseling Program Management training in Washington, DC. The training will begin on Monday, September 27 at 8:00 a.m. and go through Wednesday, September 29 at 3:00 p.m. Breakfast and Lunch will be provided for participants.

Scholarships are available.

Additional Information and Registration here

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Keep the Change: Crafting Local Strategies to Curb Predatory Financial Services

June 22, 2010
10:00 amto1:00 pm

Hosted by MassINC, the FDIC, and the Midas Collaborative

Location: Union Station (2 Washington Square)
Worcester, MA

MassINC and the Midas Collaborative invite Gateway City leaders for a workshop and networking lunch to explore strategies to reduce the use of high cost financial products that strip wealth from families and undermine our local economies. This half-day forum will also examine emerging opportunities for Gateway Cities to partner with organizations and agencies working to connect families to low-cost financial services and help them build wealth.

Registration

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Basics of Real Estate Finance Webinar

June 4, 2010
1:30 pm

Sponsored by the Urban Land Institute

Date:  June 4, 2010
Time:  1:30 pm Eastern

Brush up on the basics of real estate finance and strengthen your technical skills with ULI’s Basics of Real Estate Finance: Part II webinar June 4th.

You will review foundational concepts such as time value of money and discounted cash flow and move on to mortgage payment calculation, residual land valuation technique, and future net operating income – skills that are essential to succeeding in the real estate industry.

Gain practical experience as you work along in Excel with the instructor in real time. You will be able to ask questions have them answered on a rolling basis.

Your instructor, Bruce Kirsch, is the founder and principal of Real Estate Financial Modeling, LLC and is a recognized expert in and top instructor of Microsoft Excel-based financial modeling.

Register today as space is limited!

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Nonprofit Housing Management Specialist

June 2, 2010
June 3, 2010
June 4, 2010
June 7, 2010
June 8, 2010

Sponsored by the Mel King Institute for Community Building

Date:  June 2,3,4,7,8
Time:  9:00am – 5:00pm
Location:  95 Berkeley Street, Conference Room B, Boston, MA 02116

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, five-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 five-day 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; studying  typical debt structures, trending assumptions, pro-forma operating budgets  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 Jack Geary and Judy Weber, both of whom have over 25 years experience in asset/property management and real estate finance.

MACDC Member Registration ($50/day)

Non-MACDC Member Registration ($100/day)

For more information, please contact:
Marcus Haymon
mhaymon@lisc.org
617-338-0411

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Asset Management for Affordable Housing (NACEDA Member Webinar)

March 22, 2010
1:00 pmto4:00 pm

Date:  March 22, 2010
Time:  1-4pm EST
Instructor:  Ingrid Nardoni & John Linner

Sponsored by the National Development Council

In the current economy holding and leasing properties for longer periods of time is becoming increasingly necessary.   Owners of all types of properties can learn the basics of keeping their investment financially sound and in good condition for 18 months, 5 years, or more. Good asset – or risk management – is critical to all involved parties: investors, lenders and the low-income families this housing serves. Participants gain an understanding of the goals of asset management, their role in achieving those goals, and the tools needed to manage risk effectively. This online training explores the following topics:

  • Tax Credits and other funding that determine the project’s regulatory requirements
  • Roles and responsibilities of all project partners Risk management during pre-development and the due diligence period
  • Asset management during construction and lease-up
  • Developing an effective asset management plan
  • Monitoring operations and analyzing financial reports to assess financial performance
  • Monitoring LIHTC and regulatory compliance
  • Watchlist management

For additional information and registration, please contact:
Sarah McKinley
202-659-7701

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FIELD Webinars and Podcasts

FIELD’s mission is to identify, develop and disseminate best practices in the microenterprise field, and to educate funders, policy makers and others about microenterprise as an anti-poverty strategy.

FIELD is a project of the Economic Opportunities Program (EOP), which is a policy program housed at the Aspen Institute in Washington, D.C. EOP focuses on advancing strategies that connect the poor and underemployed to the mainstream economy.

Upcoming FIELD Webinars Include:

Trends in Demand, Risk, and Funding
Sponsored by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Thursday, March 4, 2010
2:00pm – 3:30pm EST
Register Here

Managing Your Microlending in a Challenging Environment
Sponsored by the Bank of America Foundation
Friday, March 26, 2010
2:00pm – 3:30pm EST
Register Here

Additional FIELD information and past webinar resources are available at: http://fieldus.org/index.html

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Nuts and Bolts of Asset Management (Central MA)

March 25, 2010toMarch 26, 2010

Date:  Thursday, March 25 — Friday, March 26, 2010
Time:  9:00am
Location:  NeighborWorks Homeowneship Center (674 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01610)

The Mel King Institute for Community Building is sponsoring a two-day training on the Nuts and Bolts of Asset Management. This training is part of a six-course series that will award successful participants with a Certified Housing Asset Manager (CHAM®) Diploma from the Consortium for Housing and Asset Management.

The Nuts and Bolts of Asset Management is an interactive training session that focuses on hands-on opportunities to explore the full range of an asset manager’s roles and responsibilities, which shift in each stage of a project’s life cycle.

The two-day training will include:

  • Discussion of the relationship between the various life stages of an affordable property — development, lease up, management and exit strategy, and how an owner’s actions in every stage can impact other stages
  • Tools and techniques to understand financial reports and audits, vacancy rates, debt coverage ratios and trend analysis
  • Investigation of best practices of nonprofits in developing internal and external reporting systems
  • Use of performance measurements and performance standards to plan for property success and  strengthen property management oversight (both in-house and contracted)
  • Completion of a group exercise of a property “workout”

This training session will be led by Jack Geary, who has over 25 years of housing management experience, as a property and asset manager, administrator, consultant and trainer.

For more information, please email MelKingInstitute@macdc.org

MACDC Member Registration

Non-Member Registration

Registration fees include two full days of training, including lunch and refreshments.

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New NeigborWorks E-Learning Courses Available

NeighborWorks online courses have been previously offered at NeighborWorks Training Institutes and Place Based Trainings, and they are now conveniently packaged for efficient and effective online learning.

Individual Course Registration Fee is $195.00

Stabilizing Neighborhoods in a Post-Foreclosure Environment
Timely information on analyzing regional and neighborhood markets and customizing intervention strategies to achieve stabilization outcomes in neighborhoods and communities. Learn about outcomes and measures of success for stabilization, and be better equipped to understand, access and use local data to design and implement interventions and advocate for policy and resource support.

Additional Information and Registration

Community Stabilization: An Introduction to REO Acquisition, Rehab, Disposition and Management
This online course is beneficial to board members, executive directors, senior staff and other decision makers who are considering an REO Acquisition, Rehab, Disposition or Management Program as a line of business.

Additional Information and Registration

Fundamentals of Asset Management
Gain the skills, knowledge and practice to effectively understand asset management concepts and the importance of proactive asset management to the operational and financial health of affordable housing communities.

Additional Information and Registration

Fundamentals of Green Affordable Housing, Rehab, and Management
Provides the basics of “greening” of affordable housing for staff, leadership and board of non-profits, as well as municipal staff.

Additional Information and Registration

Board Oversight and Governance -$95 – (special discount rate)
Board fundamentals for all – perfect for new board members.  Based on Board Source guidelines and Harvard’s Governance as Leadership.

Additional Information and Registration

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Mel King Institute: Nuts and Bolts of Asset Management

December 11, 2009

The Mel King Institute for Community Building is sponsoring a two-day training on the Nuts and Bolts of Asset Management.  This training is part of a six-course series that will award successful participants with a Certified Housing Asset Manager (CHAM) Diploma from the Consortium for Housing and Asset Management.

The Nuts and Bolts of Asset Management is an interactive training session that focuses on hands-on opportunities to explore the full range of an asset manager’s roles and responsibilities, which shift in each stage of a project’s life cycle.

The two-day training will include:

  • Discussion of the relationship between the various life stages of an affordable property-development, lease up, management and exit strategy, and how an owner’s actions in every stage can impact the other stages;
  • Tools and techniques to understand financial reports and audits, vacancy rates, debt coverage ratios and trend analysis;
  • Investigation of best practices of nonprofits in developing  internal and external reporting systems;
  • Use of performance measurements and performance standards to plan for property success and strengthen property management oversight (both in-house and contracted);
  • Completion of a group exercise of a property “workout”

This training session will be led by Jack Geary, who has over 25 years of housing management experience, as a property and asset manager, administrator, consultant and trainer.

December 10 & 11, 2009; 9:00am-5:00pm
735 Shawmut Ave, Roxbury, MA
Haynes House, Madison park CDC

MACDC Member Registration

Non-Member Registration

Registration fees include both training days and lunches.

Please contact Marcus Haymon with any questions:
MHaymon@lisc.org
617-338-0411 ext.231
Mel King Institute

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NeighborWorks E-Learning Courses

NeighborWorks online courses have been previously offered at NeighborWorks Training Institutes and Place Based Trainings, and they are now conveniently packaged for efficient and effective online learning. E-learning with NeighborWorks is a user-friendly learning experience, and comes with frequently asked questions and online help to ensure the best use of your time.

Each of the four modules of this course will take between ½ to 1-½ hours to complete. You’ll have 60 days, as your schedule allows, to work through the four modules and pass the final exam once you begin.

Visit NeighborWorks regularly at www.nw.org/training for updates on the complete range of training and certification opportunities offered by NeighborWorks America.

http://www.nw.org/network/training/elearning.asp

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