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.
| February 11, 2011 | | 8:00 am | to | 9:15 am |
Date: Thursday, February 3, 2011
Time: 8:00am – 9:15am
Location: Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP (60 State Street, 26th Floor, Boston, MA)
Join the Greater Boston Real Estate Board for an in depth review of commercial real estate appraisals. The program will take you through the three primary methods of valuing commercial buildings and land, what is a “cap rate” and what it means, the impact of market trends and financial factors that impact values, and what a lender does when the appraisal arrives. Will a low value always kill the deal? How important are the market trends and financial factors? What structure changes can be made to save a deal? Learn all of this and more from our speakers at this beneficial program.
SPEAKERS
Randall Harwood, Senior Managing Director, Cushman & Wakefield
James R. Partridge, Senior Vice President, Eastern Bank
COST: $30 REFA Member | $40 Non-member
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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 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.
| December 7, 2010 | | 10:00 am | to | 2:00 pm |
Co-Sponsored by: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and The Disability Opportunity Fund
Date: Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Location: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (600 Atlantic Ave. Boston, MA 02210)
This roundtable discussion brings together financing organizations, developers, and disability service experts to explore models of financing disability housing and identify ways to build this market in New England.
10:00 Welcome & Introductions
Prabal Chakrabarti, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Charlie Hammerman, The Disability Opportunity Fund
10:15 Opening Discussion: What is it going to take to get you to do (more) deals?
Moderated by Anna Steiger, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
11:15 Case Studies: What can we learn from financing models in New England and across the country?
12:00 Break for Lunch
Continuation of case study discussion
1:15 Next Steps
Anna Steiger & Charlie Hammerman
2:00 Close
Background Materials:
- Opportunities for Community Development Finance in the Disability Market, especially the first three articles. http://www.bos.frb.org/commdev/cdevfin-disability-market/cdevfin-disability-market.pdf
- Case studies (these will be emailed to participants ahead of the event)
For additional information and registration, Please contact:
Anna Steiger
Senior Policy Analyst
617-973-3201
anna.steiger@bos.frb.org
| November 4, 2010 | | 3:00 pm | to | 5:00 pm |
Date: Thursday, November 4, 2010
Time: 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Location: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (60 Congress St. Springfield, MA)
The Pioneer Valley Planning Commission will sponsor a Citizen Planner Training Collaborative (CPTC) workshop on how to plan locally for affordable housing Thursday, November 4, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at PVPC’s offices, 60 Congress Street in Springfield.
Many communities struggle with the issue of affordable housing. This session will highlight various zoning initiatives and planning mechanisms designed to increase the local supply of affordable housing. Topics will include how to create a housing plan, implementation strategies, and innovative zoning tools designed to increase housing affordability for area residents. This workshop has been submitted for AICP credit (credit pending AICP confirmation).
The session is designed for planning, zoning, building, and conservation officials; municipal staff members who serve boards and planning departments; professional planners and others who consult with municipal boards; and citizens interested in land use and development issues in their communities.
The workshop is $30 and includes valuable handout materials. Payment is due with registration. Town checks may be sent by separate mail and arrive after the deadline.
Please Contact Elaine Wijnja for
additional information and registration
elaine.wijnja@state.ma.us
617-537-1360
You may also register by email at cptc-registration@comcast.net, followed by payment mailed to CPTC, P.O. Box 912, Greenfield, MA 01302. Please include your name, e-mail, daytime phone number, city/town served, and board affiliation.
| November 5, 2010 | | 9:00 am | to | 12:30 pm |
Date: Friday, November 5, 2010
Time: 9:00am – 12:30pm
Location: Greenfield, MA
Planners, developers, elected officials and other interested parties are encouraged to join the discussion in downtown Greenfield on the morning of Friday, November 5th for a free workshop exploring several mixed use development projects in the FRCOG and PVPC regions.
The developers of several recently completed / proposed mixed use examples located in Greenfield, Easthampton and Amherst will share their perspectives on the benefits, challenges and successful strategies associated with their respective projects. The workshop will be similar in format to the one held last May in Worcester, but will examine the topic in relation to the FRCOG and PVPC regions. In addition, this workshop will conclude with an optional site visit / tour of the featured projects in Greenfield.
Sponsors are in the process of submitting the workshop for AICP CM credit approval and anticipate that it will provide a minimum of 2 CM credits. More details, including registration information to follow.
DHCD Event Updates
Date: November 19, 2010
Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Location: Metropolitan Area Planning Council (60 Temple Place, Boston, MA 02111)
Instructor: Judi Barrett (Director of Planning, Community Opportunities Group, Inc.)
This full day introductory workshop will bring together professional planners and community development practitioners to discover ways that these two fields can share expertise and values to create and sustain healthy, vibrant and prosperous neighborhoods and communities. Participants will be able to develop essential community planning skills through expert instruction, peer learning, case studies, and mock charrettes in order to successfully initiate and maintain local planning efforts within their respective organizations and demographic areas.
Specific curriculum areas of focus include:
- The Planning Process
- Making Local Government Work for You
- Putting Data into Action
- Land Use and Zoning Practices
Sponsored By the Federal Reserve Board & the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston and Cleveland
Date: September 1-2, 2010
Location: Federal Reserve Board’s Martin Building (Washington D.C)
The aftermath of the foreclosure crisis has left many communities struggling with large swaths of empty homes. The event, co-sponsored by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston and Cleveland, will help communities and practitioners better understand current barriers, promising practices, and regional differences related to neighborhood stabilization and the disposition of real estate owned (REO) property.
In conjunction with the event, the Federal Reserve will publish a new volume of papers that explores such regional differences and presents perspectives from the various participants involved in REO disposition–sellers, buyers, nonprofits, and municipalities. Finally, the summit will release key findings from a Federal Reserve research project on local uses of Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds.
After the event, PDF, text, and audio podcast versions of the panelists’ presentations will be available for download.
REO and Vacant Property Strategies for Neighborhood Stabilization is a Federal Reserve System initiative under the Mortgage Outreach and Research Efforts (MORE) group.
There are two ways you can attend this summit: 1) attend the summit in person in D.C.; or 2) attend the summit via video streaming at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
1) Attend the summit in D.C.
The summit will be hosted at the Federal Reserve Board’s Martin Building in Washington, D.C. As space is extremely limited for this summit, please register online as soon as possible: http://www.federalreserve.gov/events/conferences/2010/reovpsns/default.htm
2) Attend the summit in Boston via live video streaming
Please email your name and affiliated organization to kai-yan.lee@bos.frb.org with a subject line “conference” to register. You will receive a confirmation email with more details.
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