How it Works: Financing and Servicing of Motel and Hotel Conversions (Part II)
In our recent webinar, It Works: Converting Motels and Hotels into Affordable Housing, our panelists shared what is happening at the state level. The National Housing Conference hosted a second event that took a deeper dive into local initiatives for successful hotel/motel conversions at the county and city level. This webinar focused on collaborations between […]
Briefing on Affordable Homeownership and Infrastructure
As Congress begins work on legislation to improve the U.S. infrastructure, it is crucial that affordable homeownership be included. Homeownership is a key building block for stable, vital neighborhoods as well for the wealth, education, and health of individual families. There is no investment alternative that is as beneficial as homeownership for building assets, and, […]
It Works: Converting Motels and Hotels into Affordable Housing
The pandemic has created an opportunity for many government agencies and private businesses to try new ideas to address the national shortage of affordable housing. One such welcomed policy opportunity has been a conversion strategy to create more units of deeply affordable housing. While many states and localities have leased space in hotels/motels to provide […]
Annual Member Meeting 2021
On June 8, NHC held its 90th Annual Member Meeting. We were honored to have Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters join us. Chairwoman Waters discussed her legislation to address the racial wealth and homeownership gaps and praised NHC's work to increase the Black homeownership rate, sharing: "I’m grateful for NHC’s leadership in convening the […]
Solutions for Housing Communications 2021
On Thursday, March 18, the National Housing Conference hosted its 7th Annual Solutions for Housing Communications online convening to explore the latest tactics and strategies for raising awareness of affordable housing and building support for affordable housing policies and development. The event featured a roster of influential experts in housing, media, communications, health and community […]
Emerging Leaders in Affordable Housing Webinar: The year ahead in housing
On Feb. 23, NHC held its first Emerging Leaders in Affordable Housing (ELAH) webinar of 2021. NHC President and CEO David Dworkin, who has served three presidents and four cabinet secretaries as well as advising the Biden Harris transition team, discussed opportunities for entry-level positions in federal government, how recent events will impact the federal […]
Solutions for Affordable Housing 2020
On Dec. 1, the National Housing Conference hosted its Solutions for Affordable Housing online convening to explore bipartisan policy solutions to address housing’s most pressing challenges. The event featured an influential experts in housing, homebuilding, lending, homelessness, community development and federal, state and local government. Sessions covered a wide range of issues, including turning the […]
Housing Finance Agencies’ Role in Addressing Affordable Housing Challenges
State housing finance agencies (HFAs) have been at the center of the affordable housing financing system for more than 50 years. In 2019 alone, HFAs provided nearly $32 billion in financing for 161,000 mortgage loans to borrowers with an average income of roughly $56,000 and over $10 billion in financing for the development and rehabilitation […]