On January 16, the Independent Cities Finance Authority (ICFA) will host a half-day seminar titled “Housing Programs That Work in the Post-Redevelopment World.” Event sponsors include Civic Center Home Loans, Avant Strategic Partners, Ballard Spahr, Newcomb De Dios Financial Group, Wolf and Company, Inc. along with media partner Civic Business Journal and associate partners California Contract Cities Association (CCCA) and the Municipal Management Association of Southern California (MMASC).
The seminar will feature four presentations by experts in the field and provide an opportunity for attendees to share knowledge and network.
“Designing, Financing and Administering Single-Family Home Ownership Programs” will be presented by Matt Callahan of Civic Center Homes and Realty, Remoun Said of ReNew Real Estate Sales and Walter Zhovreboff of First Homes Inc. The presentation will cover the future of down payment assistant programs, layered financing approaches to help low income buyers, successful strategies for distressed sales and best practices for managing deed- restricted housing stock to preserve long term affordability.
“Current Financing Strategies for Affordable Housing” speakers include Matt Duke of Avant Strategic Partners and Ryan Warburton, Fredrick Olsen and Preston Olsen of Ballard Spahr. The presentation will address the growing need for affordable housing and the financing strategies employed by municipalities and developers to meet these needs.
“Mobile Home Park Financing” will be presented Pam Newcomb and Janees Williams of Newcomb De Dios Financial Group, George Turk of Millennium Housing, and John Raymond of the City of Palm Springs. The presentation will discuss the structuring of nonprofit mobile home park acquisition and demonstrate the advantages of working with ICFA to execute these financings.
An additional address, “Get Home Now,” will be presented by Vaughn Irons and Chapman Walsh of ADP Solutions. The Get Home Now initiative is designed to help you sell your REOs and other real estate faster and more easily with less time and effort.
“Housing Programs That Work in the Post-Redevelopment World” begins at 9 am at the Luminarias in Monterey Park. Last minute RSVPs are available online.
