NMA Blog

The tentative agenda for our fifth annual national housing conference is now available, and when you register now you'll receive early bird pricing!

Join us August 21-22, 2017, for two fantastic days of networking, learning,
and exploring the beautiful and historic city of Boston, Massachusetts. Industry experts will present sessions and panels on the latest topics in affordable housing, including:

• An update on UPCS-V, the proposed inspections protocol to replace HQS (panel session)
• Best practices in managing FSS, plus how to start a new FSS program in PBRA (panel session)
• Best practices in PBRA and RAD PBRA (panel session)
• Best practices in PBV and RAD PBV
• Best practices in SEMAP (hands-on session)
• CDBG-DR and resilience
• Effective waitlist management
• How to deal with generational differences in the workplace
• Nan McKay's annual legislative update, including new rules and notices
• Public/private partnerships and grant funds (panel session)
• Quality control
• Rent reasonableness
• Roundtable panel session with NMA Housing Awards winners
• Succession planning
• Understanding tax credits and RAD finance
• What you need to know before applying for MTW
• What you need to know if you're a new executive director
• What's new in capital fund finance
• What's new in fair housing

Visit our website to register!

Go8 owner and president Richard Cupelli, presenting a session on rent reasonableness software at the inaugural 2013 conference

Nan McKay and Associates is a proud partner of GoSection8.com, the largest rental listing service for the Section 8 housing program, serving tenants, landlords, and public housing agencies across the United States since 2004. Go8's rent reasonableness software experts will be presenting the following session at at The Housing Conference in San Antonio this September.

Best Practices for Program Success

Go8 Software Demonstration: Get a First Look at the New RentWatch5 Housing Authority Dashboard
Presenters, Richard Cupelli, Frank Gualtieri, and Dominic Muttillo, GoSection8.com

GoSection8 has been busy building the most advanced version of rent reasonableness software ever designed — RentWatch5 and a new dashboard interface. GoSection8 is always innovating with new features and enhancements; we solicited feedback from several agencies and built this software from the ground up. Our panel of experts will be available to answer any questions you have during this interactive session.

To learn more about how you can bring Go8 to your agency, email sales@nanmckay.com.

Just one week left for early bird pricing! Register by June 30 to receive the best rates for The Housing Conference.

The updated agenda is now available here. Industry experts will present sessions and panels on the latest topics in affordable housing, including:

• Affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH) final rule
• Community partnerships
• Community Development Block Grants (CDBG)
• Creating an ongoing leasing plan
• Family self-sufficiency and resident opportunities
• Insurance for development projects
• Rent reasonableness
• Technology strategies
• Strategies for success in HCV audits
• Upcoming legislation
• New inspection protocol for the voucher program
• Best practices in managing portability
• Best practices in managing VASH vouchers
• Best practices in preventing shortfall
• Best practices in public housing unit turnover and vacancy tracking
• RAD post-closing operational transition for PBRA and PBV
• What to consider before applying for the MTW program

Presented by NMA and HAI Group, this year's conference in San Antonio, Texas, will also feature a roundtable panel session with NMA Housing Awards winners.

The Housing Conference

• September 19–20, 2016
• San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk
• 889 East Market Street
• Register now and save $50 on each registration

Visit our website to register!

Did Leap Day have you hopping around to get as much done as you could on your extra day? Did you miss GoSection8’s presentation on RentWatch5? Want to see it again or share it with your team? NMA can make that happen!

This webinar covers the newest improvements to the Go8 software, including better methodology for selecting comparables, increased performance speed, advanced address verification, and a live demo. Learn about GoSection8’s newest rent reasonableness tool with founder and president Richard Cupelli.

https://youtu.be/1Ycak62rt9k

Nan McKay and Associates is a proud partner of GoSection8, the largest rental listing service for the Section 8 housing program, serving tenants, landlords, and public housing agencies across the United States since 2004. To learn more about how you can bring Go8 to your agency, visit gosection8.com or email sales@nanmckay.com.

Register now to get a first look at the latest enhancements to the new rent reasonableness software, RentWatch5. Improvements include better methodology for selecting comparables, increased performance speed, advanced address verification and much more.

GoSection8.com is hosting a free webinar February 29 for new users and anyone who's interested in how Go8 improves workflow, increases accuracy, and implements a more proactive approach to negotiating rents.

Go8: First Look at RentWatch5

• Monday, February 29, 2016
• 1–2 p.m. eastern time (10–11 a.m. Pacific time)
• After registering, you'll receive a confirmation email with instructions for joining the webinar
• Space is limited, don't delay!

Register online now!

Nan McKay and Associates is a proud partner of GoSection8, the largest rental listing service for the Section 8 housing program, serving tenants, landlords, and public housing agencies across the United States since 2004. To learn more about how you can bring Go8 to your agency, email sales@nanmckay.com.