A housing development class is a requirement to earn your Certified Housing Asset Manager® designation.
We offer several pre-approved options.
Upcoming Course
The Fundamentals of Affordable Housing Development (AH101vcx)
This virtual class qualifies as an elective for the Certified Housing Asset Manager designation. You will learn to evaluate the pros and cons of real estate development and how they can affect an organization’s goals. This is an accelerated 4-day faculty-led course which is designed for optimal interactivity and engagement. Find out about the pacing and what is covered here.
The class is offered 2 times this spring:
March 10-12, 2025. (AH101vcx) -(live sessions 12-2, 3-5 EST) – To learn more and register click here.
NeighborWorks Spring Virtual Training Institute (AH101vcx) May 19 and May 21, 2025 12-5pm EST
- The Real Estate Development Process: Step by Step, this virtual, one-day training equips asset managers with an understanding of real estate development steps and risks, enabling them to enhance project viability and support informed decision-making for property owners. This is offered by CHAM in partnership with Grow America, formally known as National Development Council.
- The Fundamentals of Affordable Housing Development (AH101) is a preapproved NeighborWorks class. It is typically offered in person at NeighborWorks Training Institutes or virtually at the NeighborWorks Virtual Training institute.
- Affordable Housing Finance Workshop for Asset Managers (AM225) is a preapproved NeighborWorks class. It is typically offered in person at NeighborWorks Training Institutes.
- You may propose to take a basic housing development course of your choice. It should be a comprehensive overview of the real estate development process. It should cover project assessment, acquisition, finance, construction, marketing, pre-leasing, leasing and management. The class should also include the roles, risks and rewards of real estate development. Please submit your request to [email protected] before you enroll in an alternative class.
- CHAM will waive the Housing Development course requirement for people who have had a major role in at least two affordable multifamily development projects within the last five years. We request that the candidate provide a letter from a supervisor or relevant third-party verifying the person’s experience and identifying specific affordable housing development tasks they performed. Typical roles are likely to include: site identification; market feasibility; assembling the development team; site evaluation (zoning, engineering, comprehensive plan, land use plan, neighborhood politics); creating budget proformas (development and operating); assembling financing; role in design, construction and lease-up phases. Please submit your request to [email protected].
Asset managers are important members of an organization’s development team and need to insert themselves in the process as early as possible. This class will teach you when and how to bring your critical “real-world” knowledge into the development team’s approach.