Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Cohousing at HUD

[Joanie Connors (jvcphd]

This is very exciting!

I hope this translates into action quickly!


On Fri, Apr 4, 2014 at 2:32 PM, Kathryn McCamant <
kmccamant [at] cohousingpartners.com> wrote:

>
>
> Dear all,
>
> I wanted to share this exciting news Š. HUD is talking about cohousing! See
> email below from the woman I work with  on Fannie Mae and FHA Project
> Approvals.
>
> "Wanted to share the attached brochure, HUD DC handed out in our roundtable
> meeting March 24-26, 2014. You are referenced on Page 2. HUD spoke
> favorably
> in regard to CO-Housing. I'm sure you played a huge part in changing their
> views on the whole concept."
>
> The woman who spoke about cohousing was Joanne Kuczuma, who is now the
> Housing Program Officer in charge of Condominium Approvals and oversees all
> the Homeownership Centers Condo Approval Departments. She handed out a
> bunch
> of stuff off the CohUS website.  Has anyone heard of her before?  This is
> HUGE for cohousing!
>
> I think this points out a couple of different things:
> 1. How important it is to have a National Cohousing Association (how can we
> use this to build support for the Association?)
> 2. The importance of working with professionals that have their own inside
> connections. National Condo Advisors is about as straight as organization
> as
> one can find. I have used them to assist me with Fannie Mae and FHA Project
> Approvals (which are now much more important for getting competitive
> loans).
> I have also recommend them to numerous other communities, although to date
> I
> only know of 3 communities that have actually use them. But now, cohousing
> is one of their client types, so they keep their ears tuned for anything
> that might be related to usŠ.and I don't think we would have even heard
> about this meeting had it not been my relationship with this particular
> consultant.  Karen went rounds with me on FHA Approval for Wolf Creek
> Lodge,
> as our advocate with FHA/HUD and learned a lot about cohousing in the
> process.
> Respectfully,
>
> Katie
>
> --
> Kathryn McCamant, President, Architect
> CoHousing Partners, LLC
> 241 Commercial Street
> Nevada City, CA 95959
> T.530.478.1970  C.916.798.4755
> www.cohousingpartners.com
>
> From:  Karen Sheppard <karen [at] nationalcondoadvisors.com>
> Date:  Friday, April 4, 2014 11:30 AM
> To:  Kathryn McCamant <kmccamant [at] cohousingpartners.com>
> Subject:  CO-HOUSING BROCHURE
>
> Hi Katie,
>
> Trust all is well with you!
>
> Wanted to share the attached brochure, HUD DC handed out in our roundtable
> meeting March 24-26, 2014. You are referenced on Page 2. HUD spoke
> favorably
> in regard to CO-Housing. I'm sure you played a huge part in changing their
> views on the whole concept.
>
> Have a nice week-end!
>
> Karen Sheppard
> Sr Project Underwriter
> Condo and Co-op Project Approval and Compliance
> Corporate Office
> National Condo Advisors, LLC
> 777 Westchester Avenue, Ste 101
> White Plains, NY 10604
> 888-726-6361 ex 302
> 914-513-2532
> www.nationalcondoadvisors.com <http://www.nationalcondoadvisors.com>
>
> Please Email All PROCESS CONDITIONS TO: docs [at] nationalcondoadvisors.com
>
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