You know your community needs affordable housing and/or economic revitalization. Are you unsure whether real estate development is the way to go? Do you know what getting into real estate means for your organization? Are you ready to move forward on a project? Does your organization have what it takes to succeed? Or are you new to the community development field and want a good overview?

Download the 2008 workshop calendar here.

Our Project Readiness Workshops (PRWs) are intensive, one-day, "scared straight" sessions that provide an overview of the complexities and requirements involved in launching and sustaining a successful real estate development project.

• Identify issues to consider when deciding whether your organization should become a developer
• Understand what it takes to become a developer and what a development timeline looks like
• Gain tools to assess your organization's specific strengths and weaknesses
• Get advice on how to work with architects, contractors, and title companies
• Navigate the ins & outs and pros & cons of different sources of financing
• Practice putting together a development budget and 5-year operating budget
• Learn what lenders look for in reviewing your application for financing
• Discover free and low-cost technical assistance resources available to nonprofits

Instructors

• Joy Aruguete has been executive director of Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation since 1995. In its 40-year history, Bickerdike has developed over 1,000 "community-controlled" affordable housing units in the West Town, Humboldt Park, Logan Square and Hermosa communities in Chicago. She is President of the Chicago Rehab Network's board, Co-Chair of the Chicago Community Development Advisory Committee's Housing Subcommittee, and serves on the boards of Enterprise Community Partners (National Advisory Board), the Chicago Community Land Trust, and Latinos United, among others.
  
  
• Teresa Prim is founding co-president of Prim Lawrence Group. She has more than 25 years of experience in the field of community economic development and affordable housing projects. Her firm is responsible for securing financing for over 300 units of affordable housing representing more than 40 million dollars for single family and multi-family housing development projects over the last fifteen years. She has served as the lead development consultant on several recent CCLF client projects.
  

Have questions? Feel free to email our workshop coordinator or call 312.252.0440 ext. 205.

Download the registration form for our next workshop here!

SPECIAL THANKS TO

• Grand Victoria Foundation for underwriting the suburban PRWs
• Citigroup Foundation for providing ongoing TA program support

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR JUNE 10 WORKSHOP!

You know your community needs affordable housing and/or economic revitalization. Is real estate development the way to go? Do you know what getting into real estate means for your organization? Register now for our next Project Readiness Workshop (PRW) in downtown Chicago, on Tuesday, June 10.

For more information, email the workshop coordinator or call 312.252.0440 ext. 205.

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