Rural Rental Housing Preservation Academies

At Enterprise, we believe that opportunity begins when people have a safe, healthy and affordable place to call home. As part of that work, our Rural and Native American Program team has developed regional rural housing preservation academies. These are a series of no-cost training and peer-learning sessions designed to help rural housing providers and nonprofits acquire and preserve USDA Rural Development, HUD 811 and 202, Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and other subsidized and affordable housing.

2021 Pacific Northwest Rural Rental Housing Preservation Academy

Drawing more than 200 participants, the Pacific Northwest Rural Rental Housing Preservation Academy was made possible thanks to our sponsors: JPMorgan Chase, Fannie Mae, Oregon Housing & Community Services and the Collins Foundation.

Session 1: Rural Rental Housing Preservation in the Pacific Northwest

• Webinar recording

• Presentation slides: Housing Trust Fund Building and Preserving Housing in Rural Areas

Session 2: 515 Overview - USDA RD Housing and the 515 Transfer Process

• Webinar recording

• Presentation slides: USDA Rural Multi-Family Housing Preservation

Session 3: Strategies for Preservation

• Webinar recording

• Presentation slides: Rural Housing Preservation Case Studies

Session 4: Federal and State Housing Finance - Beyond RD

• Webinar recording

• Presentation slides: Preservation of HUD-Assisted Housing and Affordable Housing Preservation with HOME Funding

• Presentation notes and comments

Session 5: Funding the Gaps - Private Debt, Section 538 and alternative sources

• Webinar recording

• Presentation slides: Non-Traditional Financing Tools for Preservation and Rehabilitation

Session 6: Capital Needs Assessment, Architects and Scope of Work

• Webinar recording

• Presentation slides: Capital Needs Assessment, Architects and Scope of Work

Session 7: Property Management, Disaster Preparedness and Resiliency

• Webinar recording

• Presentation slides: Property Management, Disaster Preparation and Resiliency

Session 8: Community Engagement

• Webinar recording

• Presentation slides: Healing-Centered Community Development

Session 9: Local and State Policy

• Webinar Recording

• Presentation Slides: Local and State Policy

Session 10: Understanding Rural Preservation

• Webinar Recording

• Presentation Slides: What are the Data Telling Us? Trends in USDA's Section 515 Portfolio