New Report Touted by White House: Federal Rental Policy Alignment Administrative Proposals.

Extensive December 31, 2011 report on these NON legislative protocols is HERE. The White House Office of Urban Affairs featured this report on their web page HERE.

Topics covered include:

• Physical Inspections
• Income Reporting and Definitions
• Financial Reporting
• Common Energy Efficiency Requirements
• Appraisal Primer
• Market Study Standards
• Subsidy Layering Review
• Capital Needs Assessment
• Improve Data Sharing of Owner Defaults
• Fair Housing Compliance Enforcement

Shameless promotion: The cost per inspection from a (Portland) Housing Development Center analysis is used to extrapolate total cost savings from stopping duplicate  inspections for different federal rental programs. (see page 9).

Originally created and posted on the Oregon Housing Blog.

Keynote: Northwest/Cascade Chapter NAHRO. Conference in Bend, Sept 11-13

Not yet quite sure what I will say, but not to worry, there are also lots of other interesting topics for this upcoming Bend NW/Cascade Chapter of NAHRO conference.   

Flyer, including registration information and planned breakout sessions, is HERE.  

Shameless organization promotion: the Housing Development Center, will also be conducting asset management training at this conference. [ I am HDC Board member].

Originally created and posted on the Oregon Housing Blog.

Three Oregon Organizations Get $2.29 Million in Treasury CDFI Funds.

Treasury PR is HERE. 

Oregon recipients:

• Housing Development Center, the HDC Community Fund  $500,000 [shameless promotion, I am on Board]. 
• Network for Affordable Housing $1,500,000 [semi shameless, I sit on a NOAH related advisory group for preservation issues]. 
• Innovative Changes $290,000.

You can view organization profiles for these organizations on page 33 of Treasury profiles document HERE. 

Originally created and posted on the Oregon Housing Blog.