Experts Online: Responding to Foreclosure: How the Housing Bill Impacts Neighborhoods

Date Published: 09/17/2008

Author: LISC

Event Description

LISC and NACEDA invited their CDC partners around the country to join in a webinar on foreclosure.

Speakers

  • Buzz Roberts, Senior Vice President, Policy & Program Development, LISC
  • Mary Burkholder, Senior Vice President, Housing and Economic Development, LISC
  • Joe Kriesberg, President, Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations (MACDC)
  • Jeff Washburne, Director, City of Lakes Community Land Trust (Minneapolis)

Topics of Discussion

This year, foreclosure is one of the most pressing issues facing CDCs and the neighborhoods they serve. LISC and NACEDA joined together to bring their partners a webinar focused on:
  • what the Housing Bill means for your communities in the coming months,
  • how best to prepare at the community level for the $3.9 billion in CDBG funds,
  • what to expect from the National Community Stabilization Trust,
  • how CDCs around the country are developing strategies to protect their real estate and help their community members,
  • and much more.

Who Would Be Interested?

  • CDC directors, economic development, housing, and financial management staff
  • CDC member organizations
  • CBOs working in community redevelopment
  • LISC Staff

Archive:

This session was conducted using Microsoft's Live Meeting and is available as streaming video/audio on Microsoft Live Meeting's website here.

Downloads:

> Presentation Packet (PDF, 1.0 MB)
> Presentation Multimedia (ZIP, 5.1 MB)

Topics: Housing, --Vacant Properties, Policy

Type: Live Webcast - Experts Online