North Carolina Affordable Housing Conference

The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency will join the Community Investment Corporation of the Carolinas and the North Carolina Housing Coalition to sponsor the 2008 North Carolina Affordable Housing Conference: Housing Moving Forward. The conference will be held October 16-17 at the Durham Marriott at the Civic Center in Durham, NC, and will feature workshops, continuing education and informal networks with national experts, state housing industry leaders and local practitioners.

Keynote speaker Anne Wilson, of Community Housing Works, San Diego, CA, will discuss Solara, the first affordable fully solar-powered and truly green apartment community in California. Breakout sessions will include practical tips for green building in North Carolina, building healthy housing, and incorporating water conservation measures into developments.

Other sessions will focus on tax credits, examples of local housing development and preservation, foreclosure mitigation, supportive housing, and reverse mortgages, among other topics. In addition, there will be a CEU session for Realtors®. The 2008 Housing North Carolina Awards will be presented during a special luncheon the first day of the conference.

The conference will also offer a 1.5-day certification course and exam for rental asset managers with national trainer A.J. Johnson. For details, contact Sara Newsom at scnewsom@nchfa.com.

For more information on the conference, go to NCHousingConference.com or call John Niffenegger at the N.C. Housing Coalition at (919) 881-0707.

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