Industry Links
HUD Homepage
Information on funding, technical assistance, contracting
opportunities, major initiatives and more. Also contains links
to the home pages of HUD field offices.
HUDCLIPS
HUD’s client information and policy system page includes
forms, handbooks, notices, letters and more.
Federal Register
Federal Register including notices, rules and proposed
rules from federal agencies and organizations.
TRACS
Tenant Rental Assistance Certification System information,
documents, announcements and discussion forums.
USDA Rural Housing
State Agencies
MassHousing Finance Agency
www.masshousing.com
Rhode Island Housing Authority
www.rhodeislandihousing.org
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA)
www.chfa.org
New Hampshire Housing Finance Agency
www.nhhfa.org
Maine State Housing Authority (MSHA)
www.mainehousing.org
Vermont State Housing Authority
www.vsha.org
Jefferson County Housing (JeffCo)
www.jeffcohousing.com
Industry related websites
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA)
www.aahsa.org
The members of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging serve two million people every day through mission-driven, not-for-profit organizations dedicated to providing the services people need, when they need them, in the place they call home. Our members offer the continuum of aging services: adult day services, home health, community services, senior housing, assisted living residences, continuing care retirement communities, and nursing homes. AAHSA’s commitment is to create the future of aging services through quality people can trust.
American Association of Service Coordinators (AASC)
www.servicecoordinator.org
The mission of the American Association of Service Coordinators (AASC) is to advance the interests of the service coordinator profession and provide guidance to members in the creation and maintenance of service-enhanced housing to families, the elderly and persons with disabilities through leadership, education, training, networking, advocacy and other services. AASC serves its members by representing the concerns of SCs through interaction with Congress and federal agencies and educating public and private agencies on the benefits and cost effectiveness of service coordination and service-enriched housing. AASC looks for and supports alternative funding resources and collaborative partnerships that can be duplicated within other housing environments. It also strives to enhance the professionalism of its constituents through its training and networking conferences and opportunities for peer networking in addition to providing information on ‘best practice’ programs. In addition, AASC provides members guidance in the development and implementation of national professional standards of practice and programmatic policies and procedures ensuring program consistency and sound social work practice within existing housing regulations. AASC works with and helps strengthen existing local and statewide SC groups while assisting in the development of new ones.
Council for Affordable and Rural Housing (CARH)
www.carh.org
The Council for Affordable and Rural Housing (CARH) is a non-profit trade organization. For over 20 years, CARH has served as the nation’s leading advocate for participants in the affordable rural housing profession. CARH is committed to providing a respected voice for its members, and it regularly meets with key members of Congress, the Rural Housing Service (RHS), the Department of Treasury, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and state and local housing agencies. Recognizing that knowledge is the key to a successful career, CARH also strives to ensure that its members remain the best informed in the industry. CARH members have access to timely and insightful publications, meetings, seminars, training programs, and nationally recognized education designations. Hundreds of professionals in more than forty states trust CARH to provide them with superior lobbying, the most up-to-date industry information, and invaluable benefits and services.
Community Mediation Center (CMC)
www.communitymediation.net
The Community Mediation Center (CMC) is a non-profit organization that provides free and low cost mediation services to individuals and organizations in Cumberland and York County communities. This agency uses volunteer mediators to help people find ways of resolving their differences without going to court. CMC has served the area for over five years by providing help with disputes involving neighbors, tenants and landlords, consumers, former husbands and wives, businesses, and non-profit organizations. CMC also provides victim-offender conferencing in both adult and juvenile criminal cases, and provides special services for those disputes that arise out of cultural, age, race, and gender bias, as well as other issues of diversity. In addition, CMC works with the Maine Community Mediation Coalition to provide mediation services for consumers, caseworkers, and service providers associated with the Maine Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services.
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
www.hhs.gov
The mission of the Department of Health and Human Services is to provide health and human services to the people of Maine so that all persons may achieve and maintain their optimal level of health and their full potential for economic independence and personal development. Within available funds, the department shall provide supportive, preventive, protective, public health and intervention services to children, families and adults, including the elderly and adults with disabilities. The department shall endeavor to assist individuals in meeting their needs and families in providing for the developmental, health and safety needs of their children, while respecting the rights and preferences of the individual or family. The statutory philosophy and intent of the new department continues to be to: Improve the health and well-being of Maine residents; Treat consumers with respect and dignity; Treat service providers with professionalism and collegiality; Value and support department staff as the critical connection to the consumer; Involve consumers, providers, advocates and staff in long-term planning; Use relevant, meaningful data and objective analyses of population-based needs in program planning, decision making and quality assurance; and, Deliver services that are individualized, family-centered, easily accessible, preventive, independence-oriented, interdisciplinary, collaborative, evidence-based and consistent with best practices.
Eastern Area Agency on Aging
www.eaaa.org
Elizabeth Moreland
www.taxcredit.com
Elizabeth Moreland Consulting specializes in providing training and consultation on the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, HUD Section 8, FmHA/RHCDS Section 515 and the HOME Programs. The goal of this company is to provide sound advice and practical solutions to other professionals involved with providing, managing or investing in affordable housing. As a result of the ever-increasing regulatory changes to affordable housing programs, the requirements surrounding these programs increase, and can become an overwhelming administration problem. Unfortunately, there is usually little or no help available to those owning or managing such properties. Often the available advice is out-of-date, unrealistic in today’s world of property management, or confusing. For the average owner or manager, keeping up with the changes and finer points to these programs can become a full-time job.
Fannie Mae
www.fanniemae.com
Their public mission, and defining goal, is to help more families achieve the American Dream of homeownership. They do this by providing financial products and services that make it possible for low-, moderate-, and middle-income families to buy homes of their own. Since Fannie Mae began in 1968 they have helped more than 63 million families achieve the American Dream of homeownership. Fannie Mae is working to expand homeownership opportunities by joining with lenders and community partners to create products and technologies to reach underserved communities, so that more people can own their own homes.
Granite State Managers Association
www.gsma.net
Granite State Managers Association is a professional organization of property owners, managers and other people involved in the Property Management industry. Organized in 1986 by managers of New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority financed properties, our group has steadily grown and now includes managers of all types of real estate including:
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Conventional, affordable and subsidized residential housing
Retail and commercial properties
Condominiums and mobile home parks
Properties affiliated with both HUD & Rural Development
Green Building Resource Guide
www.greenguide.com
Provides news, information, and educational material centered on the environment and health for consumers. With an entire section dedicated to green building, the website offers information on green building materials and eco-friendly home goods. It also offers tips from green building experts and green product service providers.
Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)
www.irem.org
The Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM®) has been the source for education, resources, information and membership for real estate management professionals for more than 70 years. An affiliate of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®, IREM is the only professional real estate management association serving both the multi-family and commercial real estate sectors. With 82 U.S. chapters, eight international chapters, and several other partnerships around the globe, IREM is an international organization that serves as an advocate on issues affecting the real estate management industry. IREM promotes ethical real estate management practices through its credentialed membership programs, including the CERTIFIED PROPERTY MANAGER® (CPM®) designation, the ACCREDITED RESIDENTIAL MANAGER® (ARM®) certification, and the ACCREDITED MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION® (AMO®) accreditation. These esteemed designations certify competence and professionalism for those engaged in real estate management. In addition, IREM offers Associate membership status.
Maine Real Estate Manager’s Association
www.mrema.org
The Maine Real Estate Managers Association (MREMA) is a Non-Profit Organization Committed to Promoting Professional Asset Management by Providing Effective Leadership through Collaborative Relationships, Educational, and Training Programs.
MREMA does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, familial status, sources of income, or disability.
National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA)
www.nahma.org
NAHMA’s mission is to support legislative and regulatory policy that promotes the development and preservation of decent and safe affordable housing. NAHMA serves as a vital resource for technical education and information, fosters strategic relations between government and industry, and recognizes those who exemplify the best in affordable housing. NAHMA is the voice in Washington for 17 regional, state and local affordable housing management associations nationwide. NAHMA advocates a supply adequate to meet the growing need for multifamily, residential affordable housing by bringing nationwide attention to the necessity of preserving decent and safe housing. The foundation of NAHMA’s vital mission is based upon: Solid partnerships with HUD, Congress, RHS, state housing agencies, and housing credit monitoring agencies; Promotion of industry standards for professionals in affordable housing management through initiating and maintaining professional education and certification programs; Commitment to Communities of QualityT for families living in affordable housing; and Preservation of existing units of affordable housing. NAHMA concentrates its efforts on housing policy, finance and other current issues shaping affordable housing legislation and regulation, presenting testimony, drafting white papers and disseminating alerts, newsletters and other communications to its members. NAHMA also maintains strategic alliances with other industry groups, thereby strengthening the voice of the affordable housing industry.
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
www.nahb.org
NAHB is a Washington, D.C.-based trade association whose mission is to enhance the climate for housing and the building industry. Chief among NAHB’s goals is providing and expanding opportunities for all consumers to have safe, decent and affordable housing. As “the voice of America’s housing industry,” NAHB helps promote policies that will keep housing a national priority.
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO)
www.nahro.org
The National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) is the leading housing and community development advocate for the provision of adequate and affordable housing and strong, viable communities for all Americans-particularly those with low- and moderate-incomes. Our members administer HUD programs such as Public Housing, Section 8, CDBG and HOME.
National Association of Realtors (NAR)
www.realtor.org
The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®, “The Voice for Real Estate,” is America’s largest trade association, representing 1 million members, including NAR’s institutes, societies and councils, involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries. The membership is composed of residential and commercial REALTORS®, who are brokers, salespeople, property managers, appraisers, counselors and others engaged in all aspects of the real estate industry. Working for America’s property owners, the National Association provides a facility for professional development, research and exchange of information among its members and to the public and government for the purpose of preserving the free enterprise system and the right to own real property.
National Center for Housing Management (NCHM)
www.nchm.org
The National Center for Housing Management’s mission is taken directly from our constituting document. NCHM’s mission is “to provide objective and independent leadership at the national level in helping meet the Nation’s housing management and training needs.” (Presidential Executive Order 11668, signed April 21, 1972). NCHM’s bold and innovative strides toward this organizational mission can be experienced most directly in the development of comprehensive training and certification programs. NCHM’s management improvement services, ranging from compliance and performance education to technical support and consulting, provide housing industry organizations with the very independent leadership and support NCHM was called upon to provide three decades ago.
National Council State Housing Agencies (NCSHA)
www.ncsha.org
The National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) is a national, nonprofit organization created by the nation’s state Housing Finance Agencies (HFAs) to assist them in increasing housing opportunities for lower-income and underserved people through the financing, development, and preservation of affordable housing.
National Low-Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC)
www.nlihc.org
The National Low Income Housing Coalition is dedicated solely to ending America’s affordable housing crisis. They believe that this is achievable, that the affordable housing crisis is a problem that Americans are capable of solving. They focus their advocacy on those with the most serious housing problems, the lowest income households.
New England Resident Service Coordination, Inc (NERSC)
www.nerscinc.org
Quadel
www.quadel.com
Quadel Consulting provides training, consulting, and management services to the affordable housing industry. As a leader in the field for over 25 years, Quadel is recognized for its knowledge of local issues and a practitioner-style to ensuring programs work “on the ground”.
Spectrum Seminars
www.spectrumseminars.com
SPECTRUM SEMINARS, INC. offers informative and entertaining seminar, conducted solely by Steve Rosenblatt. Steve also offers a consulting service - “Ask The Answer Man.” Seminars and consulting provide valuable information for property owners and managers, developers, syndicators, asset managers, accountants, private corporations, and government agencies regarding: FmHA/USDA Rural Development, HUD programs, Fair Housing/Section 504/ADA, the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), and other government programs. SPECTRUM ENTERPRISES provides Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) compliance monitoring services for several State Agencies as well as private corporations and organizations.
Theopro Compliance and Consulting
www.icomply42.com
TheoPRO produces seminars and workshops around the country and provides private seminars for industry professionals. Currently the only public provider of the Housing Credit Certified Professional (HCCP) review and exam, TheoPRO actively promotes and endorses this prestigious certification. TheoPRO also provides a variety of services including approval, review and audit services, and special projects. Recognized as an industry leader, the TheoPRO team applies its knowledge and years of experience to the careful and conservative protection of tax credit housing.
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
www.energy.gov
The Department of Energy’s overreaching mission is to advance the national, economical energy security of the US; to promote scientific and technological innovation in support of that mission; and to ensure the environmental clean-up of the national nuclear weapons complex.