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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Foreclosure & Displacement Prevention: Unique Problems & Solutions for Elder Homeowners

May 4, 2010
1:00 pmto4:30 pm
May 6, 2010
1:00 pmto4:30 pm
May 11, 2010
1:00 pmto4:30 pm
May 13, 2010
1:00 pmto4:30 pm

A Conference offered by Homeowner Options for Massachusetts Elders (H.O.M.E.)

This Lawyers Conference on Foreclosure and Displacement Prevention will help attorneys understand the unique fiscal plight of low and moderate income elder homeowners and the alternative strategies and specialized tools attorneys may employ in these situations to help their clients age successfully in place.

Session Locations & Times
Session 1:
May 4th, 2010; 1:00pm-4:30pm
Tower Square Community Room
1500 Main Street
Springfield, MA 01115

Session 2:
May 6, 2010; 1:00pm-4:30pm
Citizens-Union Savings Bank
4 South Main Street
Fall River, MA 02721

Session 3:
May 11, 2010; 1:00pm-4:30pm
City Building-LC 114
Middlesex Community College – Lowell Campus
33 Kearney Square, Lowell, MA 01852

Session 4:
May 13, 2010; 1:00pm – 4:30pm
Legal Assistance Corporation of Central Mass.
405 Main Street, 4th Floor
Worcester, MA 01608

For additional information, please contact:
Homeownership Options for Massachusetts Elders
781-848-5200
www.elderhomeowners.org

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Community Stabilization/Real Estate Owned Solutions Training

April 19, 2010toApril 23, 2010

NeighborWorks America — Place Based Training

Date:  April 19-23, 2010
Location:   Providence, RI
Application Deadline:  Wednesday, March 24, 2010

NeighborWorks America is bringing training on Community Stabilization/Real Estate Owned (REO) strategies and skills to Providence, RI, through its Place Based Training program. Apply today for a scholarship to attend training April 19th – 23rd — qualified applicants get all tuition and lodging covered (you pay only for travel and meals)! Get the tools you need to respond to foreclosure, from acquiring and rehabbing foreclosed properties, to selling and retaining properties as long-term affordable housing. Scholarships are limited.

Additional Registration and Scholarship Information Here

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NACEDA Webinar: Innovative Approaches by State and City CDC Associations to Combat Foreclosures

November 12, 2009

Hear from your peers and be part of a forum to discuss challenges, promising strategies and lessons learned in combating foreclosures in your states and cities.

The NACEDA Webinar includes an hour long webcast with a brief opening presentation on the national foreclosure picture, 3 presentations on innovative approaches at the state and city level from State Associations in Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Michigan, and a moderated question and answer period.  Elizabeth Hersh of the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania and Angie Gaabo of the Community Economic Development Association of Michigan will moderate.

Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 3pm EST

Click here for online registration

For additional information please contact:
Sarah McKinley
NACEDA Director of Special Projects
202-659-7701
www.naceda.org

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Restoring Prosperity: Housing’s Role in a Western Massachusetts Economic Recovery

October 26, 2009
8:30 amto1:30 pm

HAPHousing has assembled local, regional and national leaders for a strategic, half-day conference that promises to be both substantive and forward-looking. Given the critical role housing has played in the current recession,  participants will examine the housing market’s vital importance in the economic recovery and revitalization of the western Massachusetts region.

Monday, October 26, 2009
8:30am to 1:30pm
The Log Cabin
Holyoke, MA 01040

Opening Remarks by Congressman John Olver
Keynote Speaker: Bruce Katz, Brookings Institution

Additional Information:  http://www.haphousing.org/

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REBA/CHAPA Foreclosure Briefing Lunch Forum

September 23, 2009

The Real Estate Bar Association’s Affordable Housing Committee and CHAPA’s Massachusetts Foreclosed Property Initiative are hosting a joint lunch forum to discuss the impact of recent legislation and court decisions on foreclosure practice and the rights of owners and tenants in the foreclosure process.  The forum’s guest speakers will be Judith Liben, Senior Housing Attorney at the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute in Boston, and Kurt James, a Director at Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster, P.C.

The luncheon will be held at
12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 23, 2009,
at Massachusetts Housing Partnership,
160 Federal Street, Boston.
You may participate online, as this meeting will also be hosted as a webinar
.

Seating will be limited.  Interested attendees should contact Geeta Rao, Program Manager at CHAPA by telephone at 617-742-0820 or by email at GRao@chapa.org to RSVP for this meeting.

If you are interested in learning more, you may contact REBA at (617) 854-7555 or visit online at www.reba.net.

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SNHU Webinar Series: Co-operatives in Troubled Times

October 14, 2009
1:30 pmto3:00 pm
October 21, 2009
1:30 pmto3:00 pm

The Center for Co-operatives and CED at Southern New Hampshire University’s School of Community Economic Development is hosting a Series of four webinars discussing the theme “Co-operatives in Troubles Times”.  This Series, sponsored by the CHS Foundation, will examine a different pertinent topic during each of the webinars.  Each event will offer opportunities for interactive dialogs between the panelists and audience.  The cost to participate in all four webinars is just a one-time fee of US$25.

4 Interactive Webinars include:
””
Co-operatives in Periods of Economic Crisis”
September 16th 1:30 – 3:00 pm”

“Preserving ‘Main Streets’ Through Co-operatives”
September 17th 1:30 – 3:00pm

“How are Credit Unions Performing in the Current Banking Crisis?”
October 14th 1:30 – 3:00pm

“Housing Co-operatives in a Time of Foreclosure”
October 21st 1:30 – 3:00pm

Information and Registration: http://www.snhu.edu/615.asp

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Mel King Acknowledged in Boston Globe Editorial

Dreamers and Redeemers
Boston Globe | May 20, 2009

WHILE URBAN theorists were prattling on about the death of the American city in the 1970s, a group of Bostonians, led by former state representative Mel King, were doing something about it: fostering community development corporations. Today, these nonprofit creators of high-quality, low-cost housing and redeemers of blighted neighborhoods will name a training institute in honor of the 80-year-old King.

Read the full article

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CHAPA STATEWIDE FORECLOSURE CONFERENCE

June 24, 2009

Wednesday, June 24, 2009
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA
SPONSOR: Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association

For more information please visit www.chapa.org

In 2008, foreclosure deeds totaled nearly 13,000 in Massachusetts, an increase of 400% since 2006.
While foreclosures have affected all regions of the state, they have been disproportionately concentrated
in low and moderate income neighborhoods.

Local, state, and federal governments have launched a variety of programs and initiatives to reduce
foreclosures and stabilize neighborhoods impacted by foreclosed properties. Most recently, President
Obama announced a broad-based plan to assist seven to nine million homeowners across the country.
This conference will focus on implementation of these initiatives at the local level. What strategies have
been effective? What more needs to be done to stem the tide of foreclosures?

The conference is geared towards a wide audience including municipal officials, housing counselors, lenders, community-based
developers, advocates, practitioners, policy makers, and others.

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