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  • MHP Presenting at Enterprise’s 2025 Rural Housing Preservation Academy

    MHP Presenting at Enterprise’s 2025 Rural Housing Preservation Academy

    Enterprise Community Partners is hosting two days of conversation August 6-7 about Affordable housing development and preservation in Knoxville, Tennessee. This in-person convening is an extension of the Rural Rental Preservation Academy and will focus on policies, funding, and innovative strategies to address rural affordability at the federal, state, and local level. MHP Community Development staff Leah Hall and Jen Oscarson will be presenting on Day One.

    Day One’s presentations will be on successful approaches to preserving affordable housing in rural communities across the country, with a particular focus on the preservation of the USDA 515 portfolio. There will be a focus on layering new financing into preservation projects and national policy efforts to support the preservation of the USDA housing portfolio. Day Two will focus on policy, research and programs in the Appalachian region that support affordable housing development and preservation in rural communities. Register by Aug 4, 2025

    Learn about the Rural Rental Preservation Academy.

    Jenny Jones

    August 6, 2025
    Blog, Community Development
    515, Community Development, Event, Greater US
  • The Future of Rural Rental Housing: USDA Sec 515 Research & Remedies

    The Future of Rural Rental Housing: USDA Sec 515 Research & Remedies

    On May 3rd, MHP hosted a webinar based on the report: The USDA Section 515 Program and The Challenge of Preserving Affordable Housing in Greater Minnesota. Guests Ryan Allen, Professor and Associate Dean of Research, Humphrey School of Public Affairs; Dani Salus, Preservation Supervisor, Multifamily Division, Minnesota Housing; and Adam Schiff, Agriculture Legislative Assistance, Office of Senator Tina Smith; and Elizabeth Glidden and Jill Henricksen held a conversation about the future of rural rental homes in Minnesota. Watch the Full Recording: here, and view Presentation slides (PDF): here, Meeting Chat (PDF): here.

    Brian Muhs

    May 3, 2023
    Blog, Community Development, Policy
    515, Advocacy resources, Event, Federal Policy, Policy Updates, Preservation, Videos, Webinars
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