Don't forget to register for the 2011 HousingIowa Conference! The conference will take place September 7-8 at the Des Moines Marriott Downtown. IFA is pleased to offer a variety of top-rated professional development opportunities for conference attendees, including a combination of 3.5 hour professional development trainings and 90-minute educational sessions on a variety of industry topics, all for the affordable conference registration fee of $175.
September 7, 2011
Session: Uniform Physical Standards
Time: 8:45 - 12:15
Speaker: Mark Alper, National Center for Housing Management
Description: This session will provide participants with a thorough understanding of the inspection items mandated by HUD to determine whether dwelling units and common areas are in compliance with the Department's requirements. Through the use of case studies and participant interaction, this session identifies potential pitfalls that come from rushed assessments, subjective methods or misunderstanding of the guidelines.
Session: LIHTC Program Update
Time: 8:45 - 12:15
Speaker: Liz Bramlet, Liz Bramlet's Consulting's Training Center
Description: There have been many recent changes to the LIHTC program: HERA in 2008, Change 3 to the HUD Handbook and the revised versions of the 8823 Audit Guide issued in 2009 and 201 and the new method for determining income limits in 2010, many of the rules for the LIHTC program differ from what they were just a few years ago.
Limit 70 attendees per session
Doors open 15 minutes early
Session: Uniform Physical Standards
Time: 1:45 - 5:15
Speaker: Mark Alper, National Center for Housing Management
Description: Repeated Session
Session: Managing a HOME/LIHTC Project
Time: 1:45 - 5:15
Speaker: Liz Bramlet, Liz Bramlet's Consulting's Training Center
Description: More than one-half of the LIHTC projects nationwide have HOME funding. Owners and managers must know how to plan and operate these projects so they comply with the requirements of the HOME program while also meeting their investors' goals and produce the maximum possible tax credit.
Limit 70 attendees per session
Doors open 15 minutes early
September 8, 2011
Session: Enterprise Income Verification System
Time: 8:00 - 11:30
Speaker: Gwen Fuszner-Smith, National Center for Housing Management
Description: This session was designed to address the
confusion that has greeted the introduction of the Enterprise Income Verification system. Participants will explore all aspects of the system's implementation. The EIV Workshop centers around HUD Notice H2010-10 and includes a sample EIV policy developed by NCHM, case studies, and a close look at various EIV reports and how they are to be used. Special attention is paid to EIV in the context of a Management and Occupancy Review (MOR).
Session: Fair Housing
Time: 8:00 - 11:30
Speaker: Mark Alper, National Center for Housing Management
Description: This session will provide participants with a working background in the requirements of the Fair Housing Act and other important civil rights statutes that pertain to Fair Housing compliance. The Fair Housing Act covers rental housing properties with more than four units. It makes no distinction between federally assisted housing and market rate housing. If you are involved with a federal housing program, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act applies as well. This session can be the difference between compliance and non-compliance; between expensive lawsuits and reduced liability.
Session: Enterprise Income Verification System
Time: 1:30 - 5:00
Speaker: Gwen Fuszner-Smith, National Center for Housing Management
Description: Repeated session
Session: Managing a Section 8, Section 236, or PRAC/LIHTC
Time: 1:30 - 5:00
Speaker: Liz Bramlet, Liz Bramlet's Consulting's Training Center
Description: Do you own or operate a property with project-based rental subsidy or Section 236 mortgage insurance that has been refinanced using low-income housing tax credits? Are you creating a new affordable property using funds from the PRAC program plus the low-income housing tax credit program? You must meet all of your HUD requirements while also meeting your LIHTC requirements.
Limit 70 attendees per session
Doors open 15 minutes early
IFA is pleased to offer 3.5 hours of continuing education credits for the Housing Credit Certified Professional (HCCP), a designation offered through the National Association of Home Builders, for the three training sessions offered by Liz Bramlet Consulting's Training Center. Please note, sessions are offered on a first-come, first-serve basis at the event and space may be limited.