Developing Affordable Housing: A Practical Guide for Nonprofit Organizations - Hardcover

Hecht, Bennett L.

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ISBN 10: 0471743461 ISBN 13: 9780471743460

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2006

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Praise for Developing Affordable Housing A Practical Guide for Nonprofit Organizations Third Edition

"Ben Hecht's book explains in clear language everything needed to successfully engage in nonprofit housing development. He tells how to find the money, how to generate good design and quality construction, and how to improve management--a complete, well-researched, and well-presented 'A to Z' approach."
--Henry G. Cisneros, former secretary U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...

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Offers step-by-step guidance through the entire process of real estate development for nonprofit organizations involved in affordable housing projects. Putting together the development team; determining feasibility for the project; financing including budgeting, long- and short-term financing and permanent loans; purchase contracts; rehabilitation and/or construction are among the subjects discussed. Features a slew of checklists, sample contracts and model documents. Supplemented annually.

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Although the face of America and those who live in it have changed in the past decade, the need for decent, stable, and affordable housing has not. Recent studies confirm that decent, stable housing improves the ability of individuals to get and keep jobs, increases psychological well-being, and leads to better social behavior and school achievement among children. Now in a completely updated and revised third...

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