For Immediate Release: October 21, 2005
South Dakota Housing Development Authority
For more information: Dar Baum (605) 773-3617
SDHDA’s 15th Annual Housing Conference Explores Everything
from Homelessness to Homebuilding
(Pierre) – This year’s 2005 Annual Housing Conference, November 8 and 9 at the Ramkota RiverCentre in Pierre, is South Dakota’s largest and most comprehensive affordable housing event of the year and will feature two of the top National speakers in their fields.
David Crowe, Senior Vice President for Federal Regulatory and Housing Policy with the National Association of Homebuilders in Washington D.C. will be kicking off the event. Crowe and the NAHB have recently completed an economic impact study on home building in the Sioux Falls and Rapid City metropolitan areas. Crowe will be presenting the findings of those studies and discussing what the homebuilding and mortgage finance industries for all income levels can mean to a community’s economy.
Philip F. Mangano, Executive Director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, in Washington, D.C., will open the second day with discussion on the role everyone has in ending homelessness.
Appointed by President Bush in 2002, for the coordination of 20 federal agencies in their response to reduce and end homelessness, Mangano will also discuss the cost of emergency care versus permanent supportive housing; successful solutions from other communities across the nation; and what is currently being done in South Dakota.
Other highlighted session speakers include:
- Laurence Anderson, Assistant Deputy Administrator for Multi-family Housing, USDA Rural Development, Washington, D.C., will discuss issues regarding the feasibility of preserving existing federal housing properties.
- Robert Douglas, founder and CEO of PrivacyToday.com will discuss one of the fastest growing crimes in the country – identity theft.
- Ruth Theobald CPM®, HCCP - President, TheoPRO Compliance & Consulting, Inc. (TheoPRO), Pewaukee, WI, will provide a two-day training on Housing Tax Credits.
- Patty Crow - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8, Denver, CO. will highlight the importance of energy efficiency in the affordable housing market.
- Tony Freedman, Partner, Hawkins, Delafield & Wood LLP, Washington, D.C.; Joseph S. Hagan, President & CEO, National Equity Fund Inc., Chicago, IL; and Evelyn B. Kenvin, Vice President of Citibank and the Director of Investments for Citibank Community Development, New York, NY, will present updates to the IRS’s Housing Tax Credit program.
- Jayna Bower, Senior Manager, NeighborWorks® Center for Homeownership Education & Counseling NeighborWorks® America, Washington, DC, along with other panelists, will discuss new mortgage lending programs and techniques in today’s new world of borrowing.
In addition, attendees will look at new methods of financing in both single and multi-family areas, how communities can accomplish single-family home development, and technology and its impact on housing.
The annual event, hosted by the South Dakota Housing Development Authority (SDHDA), is expected to draw more than 250 housing advocates, developers, Realtors, elected officials and Lenders from across the State.
“The conference is an outstanding opportunity to learn about the latest in affordable housing in South Dakota,” stated Dar Baum, SDHDA Executive Director. “More importantly, it offers attendees the opportunity to network with each other and share ideas.”
Other events also include SDHDA's Friend of Housing Awards Luncheon on Tuesday (November 8). This luncheon will honor an outstanding individual and organization for their contributions in providing affordable housing to residents throughout South Dakota.
Conference registration is $125 per person and includes all sessions and materials. You can get more information or register online now for the 15th Annual Housing Conference at SDHDA's Conference website www.sdhda.org/2005 or call 605-773-3181.
The South Dakota Housing Development Authority (SDHDA) is an independent, quasi-public agency that finances and develops affordable housing opportunities for low and moderate-income residents throughout South Dakota. SDHDA is totally self-supporting and receives no tax money, appropriations or other funding from the State. SDHDA does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, handicapped, familial status or national origin. SDHDA is a proud partner of the State’s 2010 Initiative to “Brand and Develop South Dakota’s Quality of Life as the Best in America.” For more information, visit www.sdhda.org or www.2010initiative.com.
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