Posts Tagged ‘housing’

Paycheck to Paycheck

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

Paycheck to Paycheck is a free online database presenting 2011 wage information for more than 70 occupations and home prices and rents for more than 200 metropolitan areas. Michigan areas included in the database are Ann Arbor, Battle Creek, Bay City, Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Monroe, Saginaw and Warren.

Paycheck to Paycheck utilizes consistent measures of wages and housing costs so you can:

  • See how workers in your metropolitan area are faring in the housing market
  • View the big picture for housing affordability for working families in various occupations across the country
  • Use these analyses as a template to examine wages and housing costs in neighborhoods in your community

In a Paycheck to Paycheck press release issued July 21st, 2011, National Housing Conference President Maureen Friar said “Paycheck to Paycheck shows that job creation is only part of the answer for improving households’ economic prospects. Policies are also needed to ensure that housing is affordable for America’s working families.”

Find the Paycheck to Paycheck database at the bottom of this page.
Read the full press release here.
For more housing affordability data, visit the NLIHC’s Out of Reach database: http://nlihc.org/oor/oor2011

Questions and comments may be directed to:
Blake Warenik
Marketing and Communications Associate
National Housing Conference and Center for Housing Policy
202-466-2121 ext. 240
bwarenik@nhc.org

For more housing affordability data, visit the NLIHC’s Out of Reach database:http://nlihc.org/oor/oor2011/

Sessions to Attend at MCOAH 2011, April 11-13

Monday, April 4th, 2011

Are you attending this year’s Michigan Conference on Affordable Housing? If so, please visit us at our booth and consider attending one (or more) of the many sessions CEDAM helped organize this year. Sessions range from interactive (Poverty Simulation) to informative (Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite) to fun (Inter-Silo Speed Networking: Networking Outside the Box!). Below is a summary schedule of all CEDAM sessions. Complete CEDAM session descriptions are available here, organized by track and time.

Monday, April 11
Poverty Simulation 8:30 am – 11:00 am
Poverty Simulation 1:15 pm – 4:45 pm (repeat session)

Tuesday, April 12
Financial Education and its Implications for Michigan’s Economy 8:30 am – 10:00 am
Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite 8:30 am – 10:00 am
Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite 10:15 am – 11:45 am (repeat session)
Inter-Silo Speed Networking: Networking Outside the Box! 10:15 am – 11:45 am
Community Based Delivery of Foreclosure Services 1:45 pm – 3:15 pm
National Service Works! AmeriCorps 1:45 pm – 3:15 pm
Credit as an Asset 1:45 pm – 3:15 pm
Microenterprise and Rural Michigan 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
CEDAM Annual Membership Celebration 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Wednesday, April 13
My Thought Process – My Greatest Asset or My Greatest Liability (Part 1) 8:45 am – 10:15 am
My Thought Process – My Greatest Asset or My Greatest Liability (Part 2) 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Learn About LIHTC with Our New Video

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Have you heard about the Low Income Housing Tax Credit, but never really understood how it works?

Is this the first time you’ve ever heard of it?

Are you trying to explain to your spouse/parents/kids/colleagues how you made that last housing development work?

Then we’ve got a video for you! Fresh from our Multi-Family Development CCDI Training, we present The Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) in 5 Minutes.

We had so much fun making this that we’d like to make more explanation videos in the future. What topics would you like to see explained in 5 minutes?

CEDAM February Trainings: Vibrant Communities, Drafting Bills, Commercial Dev.

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

CEDAM’s Comprehensive Community Development Institute (CCDI) continues in February with three great trainings: Creating Vibrant Neighborhoods and Communities, Drafting and Moving Bills in the Michigan Legislature, and Commercial Real Estate Development. If you are unable to attend but know someone who might wish to do so, please direct them to this blog.

Registration for these sessions is easy. Register online here.

For questions or assistance with online registration, contact:

Tiffany Lemieux-McKissic
CEDAM Manager of Membership and Communications
517-485-3588
tiffany@cedam.info

Colorful HandsCreating Vibrant Neighborhoods and Communities
February 1st in Lansing

This course will explore how to magnetize your community to attract and retain talented individuals and families, establish a unique and desirable identity, and rejuvenate lackluster areas.

Click here (PDF) to see the agenda for this training.

There is no prerequisite to enroll, and the cost is $35 for CEDAM members ($70 for non-members). Breakfast and lunch are included.

Michigan CapitolDrafting and Moving Bills in the Michigan Legislature
February 2nd in Lansing

This training will de-mystify bill creation and the legislative process. Prepare for an intense and extremely hands on exploration of how Michigan laws are created. Be a part of a group that drafts the content of a new Community Economic Development (CED) bill. A history of CED policy will also be presented.

Click here (PDF) to see the agenda for this training.

There is no prerequisite to enroll, and the cost is $35 for CEDAM members ($70 for non-members). Breakfast and lunch are included.

Commercial BuildingsCommercial Real Estate Development
February 15-17 and April 26-28 in Lansing

Commercial development in downtowns and neighborhood shopping districts will be explored with skilled trainers. Topics include project financing, understanding market factors, business attraction and retention, Main Streets principles, addressing concerns about gentrification, commercial pro forma development, and property management.

The cost is $250 for CEDAM members ($500 for members). Become a CEDAM member here. To enroll, you must have taken the CCDI Intro to Real Estate Development or submit a resume/statement of qualification to tiffany@cedam.info (a reminder to do this is included on the online registration form).

CEDAM’s Comprehensive Community Development Institute (CCDI) continues in February with three great trainings: Creating Vibrant Neighborhoods and Communities, Drafting and Moving Bills in the Michigan Legislature, and Commercial Real Estate Development. If you are unable to attend but know someone who might wish to do so, please direct them to this blog.

Registration for these sessions is easy. Register online here.

For questions or assistance with online registration, contact:

Tiffany Lemieux-McKissic
CEDAM Manager of Membership and Communications
517-485-3588
tiffany@cedam.info

Creating Vibrant Neighborhoods and Communities
February 1st in Lansing

This course will explore how to magnetize your community to attract and retain talented individuals and families, establish a unique and desirable identity, and rejuvenate lackluster areas. Click here (PDF) to see the agenda for this training.

There is no prerequisite to enroll, and the cost is $35 for CEDAM members ($70 for non-members). Breakfast and lunch are included.

Drafting and Moving Bills in the Michigan Legislature
February 2nd in Lansing

This training will de-mystify bill creation and the legislative process. Prepare for an intense and extremely hands on exploration of how Michigan laws are created. Be a part of a group that drafts the content of a new Community Economic Development (CED) bill. A history of CED policy will also be presented. Click here (PDF) to see the agenda for this training.

There is no prerequisite to enroll, and the cost is $35 for CEDAM members ($70 for non-members). Breakfast and lunch are included.

Commercial Real Estate De

CEDAM’s Comprehensive Community Development Institute (CCDI) continues in February with three great trainings: Creating Vibrant Neighborhoods and Communities, Drafting and Moving Bills in the Michigan Legislature, and Commercial Real Estate Development. If you are unable to attend but know someone who might wish to do so, please direct them to this blog.

Registration for these sessions is easy. Register online here.

For questions or assistance with online registration, contact:

Tiffany Lemieux-McKissic
CEDAM Manager of Membership and Communications
517-485-3588
tiffany@cedam.info

Creating Vibrant Neighborhoods and Communities
February 1st in Lansing

This course will explore how to magnetize your community to attract and retain talented individuals and families, establish a unique and desirable identity, and rejuvenate lackluster areas. Click here (PDF) to see the agenda for this training.

There is no prerequisite to enroll, and the cost is $35 for CEDAM members ($70 for non-members). Breakfast and lunch are included.

Drafting and Moving Bills in the Michigan Legislature
February 2nd in Lansing

This training will de-mystify bill creation and the legislative process. Prepare for an intense and extremely hands on exploration of how Michigan laws are created. Be a part of a group that drafts the content of a new Community Economic Development (CED) bill. A history of CED policy will also be presented. Click here (PDF) to see the agenda for this training.

There is no prerequisite to enroll, and the cost is $35 for CEDAM members ($70 for non-members). Breakfast and lunch are included.

Commercial Real Estate Development

February 15-17 and April 26-28 in Lansing

Commercial development in downtowns and neighborhood shopping districts will be explored with skilled trainers. Topics include project financing, understanding market factors, business attraction and retention, Main Streets principles, addressing concerns about gentrification, commercial pro forma development, and property management.

The cost is $250 for CEDAM members ($500 for members). Become a CEDAM member here. To enroll, you must have taken the CCDI Intro to Real Estate Development or submit a resume/statement of qualification to tiffany@cedam.info (a reminder to do this is included on the online registration form).

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February 15-17 and April 26-28 in Lansing

Commercial development in downtowns and neighborhood shopping districts will be explored with skilled trainers. Topics include project financing, understanding market factors, business attraction and retention, Main Streets principles, addressing concerns about gentrification, commercial pro forma development, and property management.

The cost is $250 for CEDAM members ($500 for members). Become a CEDAM member here. To enroll, you must have taken the CCDI Intro to Real Estate Development or submit a resume/statement of qualification to tiffany@cedam.info (a reminder to do this is included on the online registration form).

How Do We Create Green and Healthy Homes?

Monday, November 15th, 2010

[This post is from CEDAM’s Policy Intern, Amanda Dalaba.]

We all want housing in our communities that is healthy, safe, energy efficient, and affordable. But how do we get there?

The Green and Healthy Homes Initiative (GHHI) and the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) are hosting a new online dialogue about integrating health, safety, energy efficiency and weatherization interventions in low- to moderate-income homes. The purpose of this dialogue is to identify ways to overcome the barriers that prevent children, families, and communities from having healthy, safe, and energy efficient housing.

Participating in the dialogue will not only allow you to share your opinions about best and worst practices used in housing projects, but it could also provide networking opportunities with home residents, industry professionals, local and state officials, and other non-profits who are also seeking improvements in the housing arena.

Some of the questions that GHHI and NAPA are asking are:

  • What barriers or challenges keep our communities from having housing that is healthy, safe, and energy efficient?
  • What innovative strategies should we use to better integrate, coordinate, and leverage the resources and funding available for housing interventions?
  • How can the private sector be an effective partner in helping to make homes healthy, safe and energy efficient?

You can submit your  own ideas and comment on and/or rate the ideas of othersThe Dialogue will be open until 11:59 PM EDT on Sunday, November 21, 2010.

You can access the Dialogue at www.greenandhealthyhomesdialogue.org.  NAPA will issue a report on the ideas generated during the Dialogue to GHHI in February 2011, and it will be released to the public and available on NAPA’s website, www.napawash.org.