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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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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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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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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Planning to be at the Industry Support Conference and still deciding which sessions to attend? Make sure to check out these panel discussions and trainings led by HDC staff.
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The fund, established by the City of Portland and administered by HDC, reimburses eligible owners for excess repair and operating costs associated with operating PSH.
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Urgent tasks eat up too much of our time. The good news is that you can prioritize long-term planning with the help of these essential time management and time saving practices.
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You’ve decided to make asset management planning a priority—and now you need some tips on how to go about building your plan. This post is for you.
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Heavier compliance burdens. Steeper pathways to financial sustainability. For housing owners, asset management is a bigger, more complicated, and more important job than it used to be.
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How green is modular construction, when it comes to multifamily housing? This is the fourth part of a series addressing practical and values-based questions about modular building that matter to nonprofit owners and developers of affordable multifamily housing.
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Transition Projects’ LISAH development is a first-of-its-kind modular cohousing community that will provide deeply affordable homes to individuals transitioning from homelessness. The first modules dropped on August 26 and 27, and a community event will celebrate the project’s launch this Friday.
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How does the quality of modular buildings compare to that of conventionally built structures? This is the third part of a series addressing practical and values-based questions about modular building that matter to nonprofit owners and developers of affordable multifamily housing.
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How will using modular construction affect your project’s development process? This is the second part of a series addressing practical and values-based questions about modular building that matter to nonprofit owners and developers of affordable multifamily housing.
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How will using modular construction affect your project’s hard costs? This is the first part of a series addressing practical and values-based questions about modular building that matter to nonprofit owners and developers of affordable multifamily housing.
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What are the financial, social, and environmental impacts of making the shift from onsite to off-site construction? This series addresses practical and values-based questions about modular building that matter to nonprofit owners and developers of affordable multifamily housing.
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New to modular? View this slide deck to get a quick course on navigating the modular construction process and to see some completed results.
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