It may seem as if it should be cheaper and easier to develop and operate affordable housing in rural areas compared to urban areas. But it’s not that simple.
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How do you start to build a financial model for a prospective affordable rental housing development? Two seasoned developers teamed up to offer guidance. Watch their full presentation or read our 5 detailed take-aways.
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We've worked with many of Oregon's 22 housing authorities in our roles as affordable housing development and asset management consultants. Their creativity, determination, and commitment to their missions is unparalleled.
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The Housing Oregon 2024 Conference and Awards Gala offers two days of workshops and networking opportunities for Oregon housers. It’s a once-a-year opportunity to share knowledge, foster collaboration, and celebrate industry successes.
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Preservation is loss prevention. Reinvesting in existing affordable housing is a cost-efficient, speedy, and humane path to meet housing supply goals, compared to building new.
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It’s up to owners, funders, and policymakers to respond with urgency. Keeping our neighbors in their existing, stable, affordable homes is what’s at stake.
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Properties are getting pummeled by fast-growing costs, lagging revenues, and property management challenges. Recent data indicates the problems are widespread.
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HDC is excited to partner with four culturally specific and rural affordable housing providers, OHCS, and Meyer Memorial Trust to implement the Housing Equity Capacity Building Strategy (HECBS).
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Oregon’s state housing finance agency is engaged in an effort to improve the way it deploys resources to get more affordable rental housing built. Let’s use this opportunity to create a system that empowers Oregon housing providers to craft projects that meet community needs, knowing they will have workable paths to get them funded.
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Curious to learn more about how this new financial incentive program can benefit you? Connect with RLRA Risk Mitigation Program team in person to get all your questions answered!
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Along with presenting fresh data, the landmark California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness shows us what we already knew about homelessness in the U.S.
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The RLRA Risk Mitigation Program makes it easier for landlords and tenants to use RLRA (regional long-term rent assistance) vouchers to reverse homelessness in Clackamas, Washington, and Multnomah counties!
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At HDC, we’re celebrating legislative wins to date this year and cheering ongoing efforts to get important bills across the finish line.
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When we reach across boundaries, we discover answers to questions we didn’t know to ask.
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Should you submeter for water? Before you do, make sure you understand the real benefits and costs.
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Build an accurate operating proforma. Deepen the cash-flow waterfall. Follow these recommendations and more to set up housing operations for success.
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Under Guerra’s leadership, Farmworker Housing Development Corporation has expanded its housing portfolio, enlarged its mission with new programs and initiatives, and maintained its identity as an organization focused on organizing communities of color and indigenous people to build prosperity and create systemic change.
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How do decisions development teams make during a project’s design and construction process impact long-term property operations and resident quality of life? This panel of asset management pros will tell you!
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For affordable housing practitioners in Oregon, the Housing Oregon Industry Support Conference and Leadership Awards Gala is more than a networking event; it’s our annual fellowship meeting, caucus gathering, and town hall rolled into one.
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The new Regional Long-Term Rent Assistance (RLRA) program lowers housing costs for people experiencing or at high risk of homelessness in the tri-county Metro area. But until RLRA is permanently funded, project-based RLRA users face future budgetary uncertainties that limit the impact of this valuable resource.
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