Events

There is power at the local level. Join Shelterforce to hear about a range of exciting policies and campaigns at the state and city level all over the country to advance affordable housing and community reinvestment—from legal strategies to tax policy, public banking, and strategic coalitions around regulatory reform. Speakers include: —Lauren Strickland, executive director… Continue reading Webinar: Laboratories of Democracy: Emerging State and Local Policy Visions

Course Description How do you support homeowners in your programs once they become homeowners? Are there ways to prevent compliance issues before they start? What policies and procedures should you have in place to prevent default and foreclosure? Register for this course to learn about key policies and procedures to support homeowners in complying with… Continue reading Post-Purchase Stewardship for Shared Equity Homeownership – Summer 2026

This one-day Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) workshop is specially designed for property managers, office staff or other persons new to working in LIHTC.  It is also beneficial to seasoned managers and staff to refresh their current knowledge and learn about the most recent and ever-changing regulations regarding HOTMA (Housing Opportunities Through Modernization Act… Continue reading LIHTC Basics Workshop

Applications are now open for Saving Homes Before They're Lost: Preventing Heirs' Property Loss and Resolving Tangled Titles, a free 7-session virtual Solutions Sprint developed by Results for America and LISC. The program is designed to help communities launch or expand local efforts to prevent heirs' property loss and resolve tangled title issues. The Sprint… Continue reading Applications Open: Free Heirs’ Property Training & Technical Assistance Opportunity

  On September 9-10, join veteran state agency officials and leading industry experts for this in-depth review of program administration requirements, IRS reporting obligations, and recommended practices for maximizing the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit's effectiveness in producing and preserving affordable rental housing. This webinar focuses on the three primary state agency responsibilities for administering the… Continue reading NCSHA September Webinar: Housing Credit Administration

The six-hour course will take place over two days: Tuesday, September 15, from 12:30 – 3:30 pm ET and Wednesday, September 16, from 12:30 – 3:30 pm ET. This an introductory-level course is designed for individuals interested in starting or supporting a community land trust (CLT), new staff or board members of existing CLTs, or… Continue reading Community Land Trusts for Homeownership: Basics and Beyond

Join the MLCM experts as they provide the information you need to navigate through the complexities of the Federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program.  This training offers a thorough review of the federal regulations (Internal Revenue Code Section 42) related to LIHTC along with practical applications and instructions on critical tax credit management issues.… Continue reading Advanced LIHTC Workshop w/optional HCCP exam

The Bloomberg Center for Cities | Third Floor, Taubman Building | Harvard Kennedy School Cities are rethinking how they support renters amid rising housing costs, displacement pressures, and persistent affordability challenges. Across the country, state and local governments are adopting new protections—from eviction diversion and right-to-counsel programs to tenant screening reforms, rent stabilization, and regulations… Continue reading Renter Protections in Cities: Emerging Policies and Practices

More than 23 million homeowners are energy insecure, forced into stark trade-offs, including foregoing food or medicine to pay utility bills, enduring unsafe temperatures due to inadequate or broken heating and cooling systems, or facing shutoff threats from their utility. While targeted home renovations can reduce energy costs, higher-income households are primarily the ones making… Continue reading Fixing the Wrong House: Disparities in Homeowner Energy Insecurity and Energy-Related Remodeling