Derrick Orosa’s Post

I have attended this conference at various times throughout my 21 years as a real estate professional... so it is a real honor to be selected as a presenter/panelist on the topic of proactive, authentic community engagement and integration as an essential aspect of affordable housing development at this year's Florida Housing Coalition Annual Statewide Affordable Housing Conference🏘💥💯. Session Deets: Turn Opposers to Supporters: Tips for Engaging Elected Officials and Stakeholders to Overcome NIMBYs Tuesday, August 27 at 3:45pm Moderator: Suzanne Cabrera, CFRE Speakers: Christic Henry, George Kruse, Jon D. Brown, Ellen O'Conner, John Rodriguez Session Summary: Too often, housing advocates struggle to gain the support of local elected officials as well as neighbors in their plans to increase housing for those most in need. When they do, at times they are met with concerns about public perceptions, lack of funding or the desire to maintain the status quo of neighborhoods. In this interactive session, participants will explore proactive strategies to address NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) opposition in housing and community development projects, emphasizing the importance of community engagement, building trust, collaboration, and understanding with stakeholders, and getting to yes with your local officials by properly framing the request. I look forward to interacting with attendees and co-presenters on this topic... and I promise to go live📸😊. #innovation #affordability #accessibility #attainable #housingforall #community #value #trustbuilding #consensusmatters #annualhousingconference #FHC

🏡 As Housing America Month wraps up… We reflect on the role housing plays in building the neighborhoods we call home. At Coastal Community Builders, we remain dedicated to creating homes that positively impact families and communities alike. Learn more about Housing America Month at ccb.homes/HousingAmerica. 🏠 #HousingAmericaMonth #BuildingStrongerCommunities #CoastalCommunityBuilders

❓ What is Community Wealth Building and how does it benefit local residents? Learn more about Community Wealth Building - the Preston Model - and how Preston City Council is implementing the principles ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gk7U8Ekw #CommunityWealthBuilding #PrestonModel #LancashireBusiness #TownsFund #InvestPreston

Heard deep echoes of "The Grapes of Wrath" in Mary C. Daly’s (head of the San Francisco Fed) keynote today at the NICRC community development conference. I couldn’t help but draw parallels between Steinbeck's tale of hardship, struggle, and displacement in her remarks on the state of housing in America. Daly shed light on a stark reality: families forced to leave their homes, their communities, and the very places their ancestors have lived for generations, all in search of affordable living. Cities like Boise, once symbols of affordable living, are now on the frontline of this exodus. The included chart comparing median home value to income over time spotlights the central challenge. What creative solutions are emerging in your area to combat this issue? How are we keeping the dream of affordable home ownership alive for young families? #HousingCrisis #AffordableHousing #EconomicDisplacement #CommunityDevelopment #NICRC2024 #SustainableLiving #HousingSolutions #AmericanDreamReimagined #HomeOwnershipChallenges #EconomicInequality #HousingPolicy

Over the past decade, BMO employees like Nick Chan, CFA, Managing Director and Head of Financial Resource Management have proudly given back to their communities. Nick is a member of the 2024 United Way Greater Toronto Major Individual Giving Cabinet and shares why he and his family support United Way and their efforts in helping to build stronger communities for all. Check out the video below. #BMOGrowTheGood

Elevating Communities: The Impact of Short Sales on Property Values 🏘️ Did you know? Short sales, when handled strategically, can positively impact neighborhood property values by up to 15%! 💼 Gain valuable insights on addressing concerns from neighbors and fostering community well-being. Click here to learn more: https://lnkd.in/g4FKS4ZG 🏠 and join my monthly coaching call here: https://lnkd.in/gpEndi-U #PropertyValues #CommunityResilience

It is AMAZING how many landlords (including large affordable housing ones) are using recycled tenant selection plans they picked up like hand-me-down clothes. They are dated and poorly considered and do an awful job of anything except cutting out good potential tenants. Attend this FREE WEBINAR and learn from my tremendous colleagues and their partners at Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) about how easy it is to do better! Shiri Yadlin, Steven "Kanani" Medeiros, MPP, CSH, the Source for Housing Solutions

Couldn't agree more. So many doors shut that we can open or start to open by simply scrutinizing tenant selection plans which we too often assume are sound and working for people when, too often, they include onerous application processes and requirements beyond what funding, insurance or context requires that in turn end up explicitly or organically screening out good tenants with the greatest need for immediate, stable housing. Lowering barriers and increasing access requires us to continuously scrutinize our own system, agency and project policies, practices and assumptions. If you haven't looked at your TSP(s) lately this looks to be a great session to get started on that. And if you're a CoC lead, consider making this a collaborative review and improvement process with residents, providers, and our PHA and affordable housing partners to clean out the gunk in your local TSPs, now that there's something of a breather next year CoC competition-wise.

THE HISTORY AND PRESENT STATE OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IN AMERICA CAN BE SUMMED UP IN ONE WORD: BROKEN #HOMELESSNESS IS THE RESULT OF DECADES OF THE FAILURE TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR ALL. DON'T BE FOOLED BY SLICK PROMOTIONAL POSTS THAT MAKE IT SEEM LIKE YOUR LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS ARE SOLVING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS. WHEN IT COMES TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THE PUBLIC AND TAXPAYERS MUST ASK: AT WHAT COST TO THE TAXPAYERS AND HOW LONG IS THE AFFORDABILITY PERIOD? EVERY TAXPAYER SHOULD BE ASKING THEIR ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1. How much local, state, and federal funding, tax credits, density bonus increase, waivers of impact fees, or other government benefit or incentive did the project receive? 2. What is the affordability period for each project and, if the affordability period is not in perpetuity or permanent, WHY NOT? 3. What guarantees exist that tenants in the affordable housing units will not be displaced after an "affordability period expires? Any LOCAL, STATE or FEDERAL official that does not MANDATE "permanent" affordability periods or affordability "IN PERPETUITY" for any project receiving some government benefit is commiting MALFEASANCE and should quit, be removed from office or be terminated. IN MOST CASES WHEN IT COMES TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, the public and taxpayer are being fooled into thinking their elected and appointed officials are solving problems, when in fact, all hey have done is "KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD" to burden a future generation with the same problem or crisis!

As Lower and Outer Cape communities grapple with the pressing need for affordable housing, many towns have historically tackled the issue with a piecemeal approach, focusing on one project at a time. This method, while well-intentioned, has proven inadequate in meeting the growing demand, as each project can span up to a decade from conception to completion. Enter the Housing Development Pipeline—a strategic approach the Community Development Partnership (CDP) advanced to streamline and accelerate the development process by ensuring a steady flow of projects in the pipeline. Learn more about this new initiative at https://lnkd.in/drqD8uhw >>