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How to Raise Millions for Affordable Housing: Lisa Varon on Fundraising, LIHTC, and Why Every Developer Must Understand the Pro Forma

How to Raise Millions for Affordable Housing: Lisa Varon on Fundraising, LIHTC, and Why Every Developer Must Understand the Pro Forma

Lisa Varon has raised over $200M for affordable housing. She breaks down what it truly takes to fundraise in this space and the one skill every fundraiser needs to build from day one. Learn how anyone... ...more

Affordable Housing Financing

June 16, 20268 min read

How to Sequence Funding for Affordable Housing Development (Experience from 11K+ Units at Jamboree) │ Roger Kinoshita

How to Sequence Funding for Affordable Housing Development (Experience from 11K+ Units at Jamboree) │ Roger Kinoshita

Learn the art of sequencing funding for affordable housing. Roger Kinoshita, SVP of Acquisitions at Jamboree Housing, joins Kent Fai He to explain how 5-7 layered sources and local buy-in build the "p... ...more

Affordable Housing Financing

April 21, 20267 min read

How to win LIHTC allocations and win help from Amazon Housing Funds with Johnny Vong

How to win LIHTC allocations and win help from Amazon Housing Funds with Johnny Vong

Unlock the system for winning LIHTC deals with Johnny Vong. Learn how to reverse-engineer the QAP, build repeatable development models, and navigate the complex "final 20%" of affordable housing on th... ...more

Affordable Housing Financing

April 10, 20267 min read

What Still Works in 2026: Lessons from $2B+ in Affordable Housing Financing ft. Tia Boatman Patterson

What Still Works in 2026: Lessons from $2B+ in Affordable Housing Financing ft. Tia Boatman Patterson

Tia Boatman Patterson (CCRC) explains how patient capital unlocks housing where traditional banks fail. Learn to bridge the gap between policy and production in $1.5B+ ecosystems and complex 225-unit ... ...more

Affordable Housing Financing

January 22, 20266 min read

How To Break Into Affordable Housing as an Emerging Developer: How He Won 9% Low Income Tax Credits | Fred Yeakey

How To Break Into Affordable Housing as an Emerging Developer: How He Won 9% Low Income Tax Credits | Fred Yeakey

How did an educator win a 9% LIHTC award without prior experience? Fred Yeakey shares his journey—from assembling an expert team to securing predevelopment capital and building community trust—to buil... ...more

Affordable Housing Financing

January 05, 20266 min read

How Pension Funds Evaluate Affordable Housing Investments (with Trevor Fay, Founder of KOPA)

How Pension Funds Evaluate Affordable Housing Investments (with Trevor Fay, Founder of KOPA)

Learn how to unlock billions in pension fund capital for affordable housing. KOPA founder Trevor Fay joins Kent Fai He to reveal the secrets of institutional underwriting, governance, and scaling owne... ...more

Affordable Housing Financing

November 25, 20256 min read

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