The Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC) will host a webinar on November 2 at 2 pm ET focused on using the National Housing Preservation Database (NHPD). The NHPD, a joint project undertaken by PAHRC and NLIHC, provides an inventory of federally assisted rental housing that can be used by researchers and advocates to identify homes at risk of being lost from the affordable housing stock. The database includes property-level data about subsidy-type, affordability end dates, and target populations (when applicable) for properties supported by HUD, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) programs.
Over the next five years, more than 300,000 federally assisted rental homes affordable to low-income households will reach the end of their current subsidy contracts and affordability restrictions. While many of these homes will remain in the affordable housing stock, others could be permanently lost. In the webinar, participants will learn how to use the NHPD to gather knowledge about these properties. In particular, attendees will learn to:
- utilize the latest features of the NHPD through a live demonstration.
- identify federally assisted homes at risk of loss.
- recognize risk factors that increase the likelihood of a federally assisted home being removed from the affordable housing stock.
The webinar will be led by Kelly McElwain, lead research analyst, and Eric Brushett, research analyst, at PAHRC.
Register for the webinar at: https://bit.ly/3fdsF5q