This was not an easy article to write. The number one reason is it is 100% based on my opinion of viewing about 75-80 social/public housing websites over the last week. That is of course in addition to the hundreds I visited within my career for whatever reason. A quick disclaimer-***I made my picks… Read More Top 6 Social Housing Tenant/Applicant Website Interfaces
Lets get to the meat of it. Sunday we got word that a FY2017 Omnibus spending bill agreement was forming up. What the hell does that mean? A spending bill would set our public housing funding until September 31st of this year. Secondly, it allows us to plan for the rest of the… Read More 2017 Public Housing Funding Levels Finally Decided? -Quick Recap
What is Public Housing? There is often a lot of misunderstanding around what public housing is. I am not going to give a written history of what is public housing. For the history you can simply read up on quality websites like this one. If you are simply wondering what is public housing, I will… Read More What is Public Housing in the States? A Simple Answer To a Tough Question
Finding affordable housing online is not always easy. Sometimes websites are not easy to use and or you might not know exactly where to go when looking for affordable housing online. Here are some tips to use: Public Housing Authority: If you are extremely low income and searching for affordable housing online, look to see… Read More Finding Affordable Housing Online
The Baltimore Public Housing Authority serves almost 20,000 residents. Public housing Baltimore also has over 11,000 units and includes over two dozen family properties, mixed buildings and sites for seniors and single family housing. The Baltimore Housing Authority is also a Moving to Work (MTW) housing authority which gives them more financial and regulatory… Read More Baltimore Public Housing: Quick Overview of Public Housing Baltimore
Affordable housing management is not easy and finding a training company can be challenging. This article lists some of the top companies in the industry. … Read More Affordable Housing Management Training: Who are the Top Training Companies in the USA?
This is my first attempt at trying to share some of the session material being presented at our annual conference in Portland. Please tell me if you find it helpful. Presenter: James Casey Byers, Assistant Regional Inspector General for Audit Presenter: Jim Siwek, Assistant Special Agent, HUD OIG The HUD Office of Inspector General (OIG)… Read More PNRC NAHRO Conference Session: HUD OIG Audits- What to Expect and How to Prepare
Although I live in the USA, I am keenly aware of what is taking place in other countries. When I lived in Germany I spent several weeks in the UK looking at the social housing systems, programs and challenges. Of special interest to me were the welfare reforms affecting social housing associations. That included the bedroom tax,… Read More Social Housing and Process Improvement: Is it Time for the UK to Go Lean?
By Josh Crites and Job Pangilinan Since the last time we wrote an article, a lot of information regarding the HUD budget has come out. The President’s budget is calling for a six billion dollar cut. We knew tough times were coming but this sheds a little more light on what the deal is. Although… Read More Public Housing and Process Improvement: Can Lean Help You Create Capacity and Weather The Looming National Budget Crisis?
Today I welcome my friend and co-worker Job Pangilinan to my blog to help co-author. You can visit his LinkedIn page here- https://www.linkedin.com/in/attyjobpangilinan In an environment where everyone is expected to do more with less, implementing process improvement programs and initiatives is not easy within the affordable housing arena. Sometimes it is the perception that… Read More Public Housing and Process Improvement: (Lean Transformation)-Addressing Challenges to Change
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