Enjoy the beautiful springtime weather with ELPN! Join us on Thursday, June 1st at Toy Soldier in Downtown San Francisco. This event is a great way to connect with fellow housers or introduce a colleague to the ELPN community. Tickets are $10 which includes appetizers and unlimited wine, beer, soft drinks, and a cocktail. If cost is an issue, please reach out to Andrew@nonprofithousing.org. Toy Soldier 52 Belden Pl San Francisco, CA 94104 Space will be very limited. In order…

Congratulations! You just got a tax credit award and have your financing sources lined up - now how do you finalize your budget and close on funding to start construction? Join ELPN and representatives from affordable housing financial consultants, lenders, and investors for a guide on what to think about to ensure you close before your deadline. We’ll discuss the process of updating and distributing your project’s financial projections, assembling due diligence items, and getting your financing team what they…

With the help of dedicated and collaborative individuals, ELPN has been able to bring accessible and diverse programming to affordable housing practitioners and advocates through NPH since 2014. Could you be one of our next Steering Committee members?

With the advent of income averaging for Low Income Housing Tax Credit projects and new funding sources like CalHFA’s Mixed Income Program, more affordable housing projects are including units with income restrictions set above the previous standard of 60% of Area Median Income. These higher-income units present unique challenges to leasing up properties and maintaining targeted occupancy rates. Leasing, development, and marketing staff will discuss how these challenges have manifested, how they’ve planned for them, and what they’ve done to…