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Housing Conference Agenda Page
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| Agenda - At - A Glance |
| 7:30-8:30 |
Registration & “Eye Opener” Breakfast & Exhibits |
12:00-1:15 |
Chef’s Choice Hot Buffet Luncheon |
| 8:30-8:45 |
Welcome Message by Dale McCormick |
1:15-2:00 |
Keynote Speaker: Kate Braestrup,
Award Winning Author |
| 8:45 -9:15 |
Opening Address by the Honorable John E. Baldacci, Governor |
2:00-2:45 |
The State of Maine’s Housing Market Panel Discussion |
| 9:15 -10:00 |
Featured Speaker: Gil Sperling, U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
2:45-3:00 |
Unveiling of Maine’s new FREE Rental Service |
| 10:00 -10:15 |
Exhibits/Networking/Comfort Break |
3:00-3:30 |
Exhibits/Munchies/Networking |
| 10:15-11:30 |
Morning Workshops |
3:30-4:45 |
Afternoon Workshops |
| 11:30 -12:00 |
Exhibits/Networking |
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| Plenary Sessions |
| The State of Maine’s Housing Market |
What is going on? Learn how the real estate market has really changed over recent months. As a buyer or a seller, as a Realtor, as a renter, as a multi-family owner or landlord, or as a lender there is a lot to think about: what happened? where are we now? what lies ahead? Hear from 3 experts who have a statewide view of Maine real estate, Maine’s rental market, and lending in Maine. Real estate sales and trends, multi-family markets and data, and the availability of financing are all integral to the Maine economy, the real estate industry, and the people we serve.
Moderator: Adam Krea
Panelists: Joanne Campbell, Sheryl Gregory, Sheila Malynowski
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| Unveiling of Maine’s new FREE Rental Service |
Van Gottel, CEO of Socialserve.com and Cindy Namer of MaineHousing will unveil Maine’s new FREE rental listing service which offers an up-to-date, statewide inventory of market rate, subsidized, accessible, and special needs housing. The website offers a variety of resources and benefits for both landlords and tenants, and is supported with a toll-free call center. The website is hosted by Socialserve.com, a national not-for-profit provider of housing locator services.
Van Gottel, Cindy Namer
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| Workshop Descriptions |
| 1. What’s up (or down) with tax credits? |
Hear a panel of local and national Low Income Housing Tax Credit experts discuss the current state of the tax credit market and how the market has responded to the Recovery Act funds provided by HUD and Treasury.
Moderator: Dan Brennan
Panelists: John Anton, Tony Lyons, Bob Moss
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| 2. Using Historic Tax Credits in multifamily projects - What have we learned so far and what more can we learn? |
This is a follow-up to the panel held two years ago when the State Historic Tax Credit was created. What have we learned since its creation and what do we still need to know? Hear from practitioners who will share their recent experience using both the State and Federal Historic Tax Credits in multifamily affordable housing projects.
Moderator: Dan Brennan
Panelists: Amy Cole Ives, Mike Johnson, David Lloyd
Presentations & Documents: Introduction to Maine’s Historic Preservation Tax Incentives (PowerPoint), The Olde Woolen Mill (PowerPoint) |
| 3. Helping tenants and homeowners become smart energy consumers |
If we use energy more efficiently in our homes we can reduce Maine’s dependence on fossil fuels. Learn from a panel discussion that highlights the Empower program in New York, looks at what we are currently doing in Maine, and explores ideas for new methods of consumer education.
Moderator: Dale McCormick
Panelist: Carol Sweeney
Presentations & Documents: To Educate or Not to Educate: That is the Question. (PowerPoint) |
| 4. Recovery Through Retrofit: Carbon is the Key |
The Obama Administration has announced the goal to weatherize 2.5 million low income homes per year and many more middle income homes. The challenge is how to cover the cost. The Carbon Quantification Project led by MaineHousing has created the country’s first model for how carbon revenue can contribute to reaching this national goal.
Moderator: Lucy Van Hook
Panelists: Cathy Lee, Dale McCormick, Tom Tietenberg
Presentations & Documents:
Retrofitting Buildings: Carbon is the missing piece (PowerPoint), The Carbon Market (PowerPoint), Tom Tietenberg's Workshop Speaking Notes (PDF) |
| 5. Maine’s free rental listing service |
MaineHousingSearch.org – Linking people who need housing with the housing they need. Learn about this new housing locator tool that is simple, fast, provides detailed search options, and best of all it’s FREE! See how landlords, Public Housing Authorities and property managers can list detailed property information, including pictures and eligibility requirements. See how tenants can search the site by rent level, unit size, location and proximity to employment and services.
Moderator: Cindy Namer
Panelists: Doug Barley, Jennifer Boardman, Daniel Drost, Nina Fedele, Van Gottel, Sheldon Wheeler
Presentations & Documents:
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| 6. Adapting to a changing market |
The recent credit crisis fundamentally changed financial systems at the national and local levels, and threatened the American dream of homeownership. Learn from this workshop how federal and state programs faced those challenges and how consumers are adapting to a new financial environment.
Moderator: Debbie King-Johnson
Panelists: Justin Dobson, Cathy Parker, Sterling Williams
Presentations & Documents:
The Benefits of FHAI (PowerPoint), FHA 203B Loan Highlights (PDF), MMI: Count on It (PDF), MMI: A Valuable Resource (PDF), MMI: Fiscal Fitness (PDF), MMI: Education Program Catalog (PDF), Adapting to a Changing Market (PowerPoint), Adapting to a Changing Market (PowerPoint) |
| 7. Affordable Housing Opportunities at Brunswick Naval Air Station |
Learn how the closing of Brunswick Naval Air Station will have a dramatic short-term impact on the area housing market – resulting in 2,500 housing vacancies in the Mid-coast region by 2011 – and how this crisis creates a unique opportunity to create new affordable housing opportunities in a region that historically has suffered a lack of affordable housing. Listen to a panel of experts discuss the complexities of the housing issues created by the base closure, and how initiatives at the state, regional, and local levels help address these issues and create exciting new affordable housing opportunities.
Moderator: Steve Levesque
Panelists: Debbie King-Johnson, Craig McEwen, Peter Roche
Presentations & Documents: Brunswick Labor Market Area Rental Housing Facts 2008 (PDF), Brunswick Labor Market Area Homeownership Facts 2008 (PDF), Affordable Housing Opportunities at Naval Air Station Brunswick (PowerPoint), BNAS Housing Disposition & Redevelopment Plan (PowerPoint), MaineHousing Mortgage Programs: Midcoast Redevelopment Area (PowerPoint) |
| 8. Public Health and Housing |
Listen and learn as a panel of experts discusses the latest state and federal legislation, program changes, and updates related to smoke-free housing, carbon monoxide detectors, lead paint, and the impact of the H1N1 virus in rental housing.
Moderator: Kathy Poulin
Panelists: Eric Frohmberg, William R. Jenkins, Richard McCarthy, Tina Pettingill, Richard E. Taylor
Presentations & Documents: Smoke Free Housing (PowerPoint), Eliminating Childhood Lead Poisoning in Maine (PowerPoint), An Introduction to Novel Influenza A (H1N1) Virus (PowerPoint), An Act To Protect Maine Residents from Home Fires and Carbon Monoxide (PDF) |
| 9. Cost Effectiveness of Rural Supportive Housing
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Learn more about how homelessness in rural areas differs from homelessness in our state’s largest city. Presenters will discuss results of the “Cost of Rural Homelessness,” a cost analysis report recently released by MaineHousing and the Maine Department of Health & Human Services.
Moderator: Nancy Fritz
Panelists: Jon Bradley, Tom McLaughlin, Melany Mondello
Presentations & Documents: The Effectiveness of Permanent Supportive Housing in Maine (PDF)
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