Providing decent, affordable housing is a significant thread in the larger local and regional community fabric. Where this thread intertwines with other relevant community and economic development services, communities are […]
Watch the Video Recording of the Symposium eIG6QV_OBuo Join the Housing Assistance Council (HAC) for our 4th annual national symposium on veterans. This year's theme is housing solutions for rural […]
Materials Posted Power Point Presentation | Webinar Recording Join the Housing Assistance Council on January 24, 2018 for the first of three webinars focused on financing farm labor housing. Part […]
Materials Posted Power Point Presentation | Recording Join the Housing Assistance Council on February 7, 2018 for the second of three webinars focused on financing farm labor housing. Part 1 […]
Materials Posted Power Point Presentation | Webinar Recording | USDA Budget Justification | HAC News The Trump Administration's budget for fiscal year 2019 was released on February 12. The Administration's infrastructure proposal was […]
Materials Posted Power Point Presentation | Recording Join the Housing Assistance Council on February 24, 2018 for the third of three webinars focused on financing farm labor housing. Part 1 | […]
Presenter: Twila Martin-KekahbahTurtle Mountain Band of Chippewa IndiansMember and Three-time Elected Chair How to Join Friday, March 2 at 12 PM CT (1 pm ET, 11 am MT, 10 am PT)Call in number 1(866)740-1260. Access 7779137On your computer, Log on to ReadyTalk.com and use the same access # (7779137)Try it a few days ahead of […]
This three-day advanced course covers USDA Rural Development’s Section 502 Direct Loan Program and provides invaluable insight as to how this homeownership financing resource can be utilized. Learn how to assist potential borrowers and work in partnership with RD staff, as well as other nonprofit organizations and regional intermediaries to deliver successful Section 502 loan […]
Presenters: Comments by: Cora Gaane of Wells Fargo Bank, N.AMatt Harrington, Business TA SpecialistPatty Gobert, Loan Administrator How to Join Friday, April 6 at 12 PM CT (1 pm ET, 11 am MT, 10 am PT)Call in number 1(866)740-1260. Access 7779137On your computer, Log on to ReadyTalk.com and use the same access # (7779137)Try it a […]
There are many considerable challenges, including substandard conditions, overcrowding, insufficient funding, and persistent poverty that face Indian Country; however, tribes and their housing organizations are equally persistent in working to overcome those challenges. This symposium will explore data trends, highlight innovative projects, funding opportunities, and further discuss strategies for addressing systemic challenges for diverse populations […]
Materials Posted Power Point Presentation | Recording This webinar will present the data findings from HAC’s most recent publication, Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities for Mortgage Finance in Indian Country. In addition to findings, the discussion will touch on the historic and social factors that have helped create the constrained mortgage lending environment on reservation […]
Materials Posted The purpose of the Section 538 Guaranteed Loan Program is to increase the supply of affordable rural rental housing, it differs in some important ways from USDA’s Section 515. Section 538 focuses on partnerships between USDA and qualified lenders, whereas Section 515 loans are directly funded from USDA to nonprofit or for-profit rural […]