The April Restoring Neighborhoods Task Force webinar featured a presentation by Kevin Ehrman-Solberg, the digital and geospatial director of Mapping Prejudice. Mapping Prejudice uses historical data and mapping software to illuminate how Minneapolis’ past policies racially segregated the city and exacerbated racial disparities experienced today. The City of Minneapolis used the work from Mapping Prejudice […]

            The March Restoring Neighborhoods featured a presentation from Frank Relihan, senior vice president of NorthMarq Capital, who discussed the Conway Center. Owned and operated by the nonprofit So Others Might Eat, the recently completed project provides supportive and transitional housing and services to homeless individuals and at-risk families. The […]

The February meeting of the Restoring Neighborhoods Task Force featured a presentation from Emily Cadik, executive director of the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition, on the Affordable Credit Improvement Act and the future of LIHTC.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvVy34KVlBM&t=125s   Speaker Emily Cadik, executive director of the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition Resources Download presentation slides

The January meeting of the Restoring Neighborhoods Task Force featured a presentation from Ted Wartell, manager, Federal Housing Finance Agency Office of Housing and Community Investment, on the Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks) Housing Goals Amendments Proposed Rule. Comments on the rule are due Jan. 31, 2019. https://youtu.be/aYpZjID3HKI Speaker Ted Wartell, manager, Federal Housing Finance Agency Office […]

The November meeting of the Restoring Neighborhoods Task Force featured a presentation from Alan Mallach, a senior fellow at the Center for Community Progress, on his new report "The Empty House Next Door." https://youtu.be/DdfYUh0Tqdk   Speaker Allan Mallach, Center for Community Progress Resources Download the Center for Community Progress' slides Download the "The Empty House Next Door" […]

The October meeting of the Restoring Neighborhoods Task Force featured a presentation from Danielle Lewinski, vice president and director of Michigan Initiatives at the Center for Community Progress (CCP), and Tracey Evans, executive director of the Wilkinsburg Community Development Corporation, on CCP's new report, “Creative Placemaking On Vacant Properties: Lessons Learned from Four Cities.” The […]

The September meeting of the Restoring Neighborhoods Task Force featured a presentation from Tosha Tabron of JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Anika Goss-Foster of Detroit Future City on their partnership on the Detroit Neighborhood Housing Compact. The Detroit Neighborhood Housing Compact is a cross-sector stakeholder group focused on strengthening the single-family housing market in Detroit […]

NHC's July Restoring Neighborhoods Task Force webinar with Buzz Roberts, president and CEO at the National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders (NAAHL), covered the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA). NHIA would add single-family rehabilitation as an eligible use for private activity bonds to address the appraisal gap for distressed single-family properties. NHC and NAAHL are […]