Housing Works - NC Affordable Housing Conference

Housing Works

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September 27-28, 2012
Raleigh Convention Center
Raleigh, NC

Conference Hosts

Community Investment Corporation of the Carolinas (CICCAR)

The Community Investment Corporation of the Carolinas (CICCAR) is an affordable housing loan consortium with a mission to provide long-term, permanent financing for the development of low- to moderate-income multifamily, special needs and elderly housing. It was created by the North Carolina Bankers Association in 1990 as the Community Investment Corporation of North Carolina (CICNC) in an effort to address the shortage of affordable housing in North Carolina. In June 2007, CICNC was expanded to serve South Carolina as well and was renamed. CICCAR has committed and/or funded financing totaling approximately $250 million for 255 affordable housing developments, producing more than 12,000 units of affordable housing in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.

North Carolina Housing Coalition

The North Carolina Housing Coalition (NCHC) is a private, nonprofit membership organization working for decent, safe, and affordable housing that promotes self-determination and stable communities for low- and moderate-income North Carolinians. Formed in 1988, our mission is to lead a campaign for housing to ensure that working families, people in crisis, seniors, and persons with disabilities may live with dignity and opportunity. This mission is supported through three primary roles: as a resource and referral network for individuals looking for housing assistance and for organizations looking for information; as a clearinghouse for best practices, research and data on housing issues in North Carolina; and engaging and empowering people in advocacy to improve housing policy-making. NCHC works on a wide variety of issues including: increasing funding for the N.C. Housing Trust Fund, foreclosure prevention, consumer protection, manufactured housing, Fair Housing, housing and services for persons with disabilities, ending homelessness, inclusionary housing efforts, transit-oriented development, federal funding of the National Housing Trust Fund, Section 8 and other important HUD and USDA housing programs, and entry-level homeownership.

North Carolina Housing Finance Agency

The North Carolina Housing Finance Agency’s mission is to create affordable housing opportunities for North Carolinians whose needs are not met by the market. A self-supporting public agency, the Agency provides financing through the sale of tax-exempt bonds and management of federal and state tax credit programs, the federal HOME Program, the state Housing Trust Fund, and other programs. The Agency offers low-cost mortgages for first-time buyers, finances the development of affordable apartments and homes, as well as special-needs housing, and finances rehab and emergency repairs of owner-occupied homes. Since its creation in 1973 by the General Assembly, the Agency has financed 201,000 affordable homes and apartments, totaling $12.8 billion.