Sponsored by:

Community Investment Corporation of the Carolinas

North Carolina
Housing Coalition

North Carolina Housing
Finance Agency

Don’t miss the 2008 North Carolina Affordable Housing Conference: Housing Moving Forward.

This year, the North Carolina Housing Coalition, the Community Investment Corporation of the Carolinas, and the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency have joined together for the first time to offer you the state’s most comprehensive housing conference ever — all focusing on what’s needed to take affordable housing to the next level. The conference will be October 16 and 17, 2008, at the Durham Marriott at the Civic Center.

The keynote session will offer an inspirational peek into one of the country’s first green, solar-powered affordable housing communities. Anne Wilson, vice president of housing and real estate development for Community HousingWorks in San Diego, CA, will discuss Solara, an affordable multifamily community in Poway, CA. Incorporating energy efficiency, water efficiency, use of recycled materials, and indoor air quality, the development has received more than 10 awards. Breakout sessions will offer practical tips — all applicable for North Carolina — on green building, healthy housing and water conservation.

The Conference Agenda is more varied than ever — a legislative update on state and national housing issues, the annual tax credit developers’ workshop, a CRA update, an update on state housing markets and foreclosure mitigation efforts, and best practice examples of local housing development and preservation.

Special conference alternatives include a four-hour continuing education course for Realtors®, “Financing Dreams” (included in the conference fee); and a certification course for tax credit property managers with national trainer A. J. Johnson (for an additional fee). Participating asset managers complete the required coursework on Thursday and take the certification exam Friday morning.

The highlight of the Thursday Luncheon will be the presentation of the 2008 Housing North Carolina Awards, recognizing the state’s most outstanding recent rental, home ownership and supportive housing developments. Sponsored for 19 years by the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, the annual competition is sure to spark new ideas.

The North Carolina Housing Coalition will be celebrating its 20th anniversary at its Annual Legislative and Advocacy Awards Luncheon on Friday. The Housing Coalition will be presenting its 2008 Volunteer of the Year, Legislator of the Year, and Professional of the Year Awards.

The fee for the conference is $115. If you are a member of the N.C. Housing Coalition, the Coalition is providing a reduced registration rate of $95. Registration and fees must be received on or before September 26.  For registrations received after September 26, the fee will be $135; N.C. Housing Coalition members will pay $115.

Conference fees for the Asset Management Course will be: $170 for Conference and Asset Management Course only; $285 for Conference and Asset Management Exam only; $345 for Conference and Asset Management Course and Exam.  The Realtors® CE Course requires no extra fee to attend.

Fees include the conference, all materials, two luncheons, networking reception, continental breakfasts, and breaks. 

For more information about the conference, call John Niffenegger at (919) 881-0707. To register, go to http://www.nchousing.org/2008-conference-registration-signup.

Review the Conference Agenda.

Conference Hosts

Community Investment Corporation of the Carolinas (CICCAR)
In December 1990, in an effort to address the shortage of affordable housing in North Carolina, the North Carolina Bankers Association formed Community Investment Corporation of North Carolina (CICNC). In June 2007, CICNC became Community Investment Corporation of the Carolinas (CICCAR).  CICCAR is an affordable housing loan consortium whose mission is to provide long-term, permanent financing for the development of low- to moderate-income multifamily, special needs and elderly housing in North and South Carolina.  CICCAR has committed and/or funded financing totaling approximately $158 million for 196 affordable housing developments, producing over 9,250 units of affordable housing.

North Carolina Housing Coalition
The Housing Coalition 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. 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: we serve as a resource and referral network for individuals looking for housing assistance and to organizations looking for information; we serve as a clearinghouse for best practices, research and data on housing issues in North Carolina; and we lead a campaign to empower people through their advocacy to improve housing policy-making by increasing resources, program effectiveness and consumer protections.

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 184,000 affordable homes and apartments, totaling more than $10 billion.