NCSHA Presents Seven Superb Homeownership Sessions in Boston

State housing finance agencies are continuing to find new and innovative ways to provide single-family housing in today's economy.  Learn how HFAs are addressing the foreclosure crisis, administering new federal programs, and maintaining solid lending practices at NCSHA's 2010 Annual Conference and Showplace in Boston.

Be sure to check out these homeownership-focused sessions. Look on the agenda for other sessions with the Homeownership star for even more sessions that touch on single-family housing.  If you haven't already registered for the conference you can do so here.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 4

Moving Mortgages in a Mediocre Market
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Learn how HFAs are using down payment assistance, well-tailored products, counseling programs, and marketing to stay relevant, attract home buyers, and keep business humming. Get the latest on FHA and Rural Development insurance programs.

Preventing Foreclosures
1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Exchange Hardest Hit Fund and HAMP foreclosure mitigation experiences. Explore the potential of the Emergency Homeowner Assistance Program. Hear about new strategies for servicing delinquent loans and how HFAs are servicing First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit Loans.

Homeownership: The Power of Housing at Work
3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Learn how some of the best new HFA programs from around the country are empowering new buyers, encouraging new production, and rehabilitating homes.

Facilitating Foreclosed Property Purchases
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
See what HFAs are doing to help first-time and other homebuyers purchase foreclosed homes. Discuss how targeted lending programs, community group partnerships, and federal programs can empower buyers to take advantage of REO opportunities and reduce the destabilizing overhang of REO properties.

GSEs of Today and Tomorrow
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Explore recent HFA experiences with GSE products and the Administration’s NIBP and Temporary Credit and Liquidity Program. Get the latest on the Administration’s and Congress’ GSE reform efforts.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5

Celebrating HFA Sustainable Lending Successes
9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Examine how HFAs have maintained solid loan performance despite the economic crisis. Explore how HFAs have used prudent underwriting, effective counseling, and proactive servicing to achieve sustainable homeownership for underserved families.

Maximizing Manufactured Housing Opportunities
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Analyze how HFAs are using new programs and leveraging funding to help families replace outdated
mobile homes with new, energy-efficient models and resident groups purchase manufactured housing communities. Discuss new financing options.