Solutions for Affordable Housing 2018
National Press Club 529 14th St NW, Washington, DC, United StatesOn Nov. 27-28, close to 200 top decision makers in housing finance, development, federal and local government, including officials from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as well as decision makers in advocacy attended Solutions […]
November Restoring Neighborhoods Task Force webinar
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" […]
October Restoring Neighborhoods Task Force webinar
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 […]
September Restoring Neighborhoods Task Force webinar
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 […]
July Restoring Neighborhoods Task Force webinar
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 […]
June Restoring Neighborhoods Task Force webinar
NHC's June Restoring Neighborhoods Task Force webinar featured a presentation from Sajan Philip, director of the Central Region and Washington D.C. Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF), on LIIFs Community Development Financial Institution lending and early care and education work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3gPwuXHYL4 Speakers Sajan Philip, Low Income Investment Fund
Preservation and the role of Tenant Protection Vouchers
NHC's May Restoring Neighborhoods Task Force webinar covered preservation and the role of Tenant Protection Vouchers. Vincent Reina, Ph.D. presented on his recently published paper "Safety Net? The Utility of Vouchers When a Place-Based Rental Subsidy Ends." Ellen Lurie Hoffman and Laura Abernathy from the National Housing Trust then discussed the efforts of the Preservation Working Group to preserve this […]
ConnectHomeUSA
On May 8, NHC held a webinar with ConnectHomeUSA to discuss its movement to bridge the digital divide for HUD-assisted housing residents under the leadership of national nonprofit EveryoneOn. Amber Petty, senior manager for national programs, and Joojo Ocran, special programs associate at EveryoneOn, provided an overview of the program and the application process, and a member […]
AHP briefing with FHFA
On May 7, NHC and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) held a webinar for members on FHFA's proposed rule on the Federal Home Loan Bank Affordable Housing Program. Speakers included Ted Wartell, Marcea Barringer, Tiffani Moore and Eric Howard from the Office of Housing and Community Investment, Division of Housing Mission and Goals at FHFA. Comments […]
Modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act
On April 5, 2018, NHC's President and CEO David Dworkin was joined by Buzz Roberts, president and CEO of the National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders, Gerron Levi, director of policy and government affairs at the National Community Reinvestment Coalition and James Matthews, senior vice president, CRA Compliance at Capital One to discuss the U.S. Department of […]