The National Development Council (NDC) is offering a Rental Housing Development Finance Professional Certification program being held throughout the summer and fall in Columbus. The three-course training series teaches participants steps of the housing development process, the techniques used to analyze and structure financing for rental housing deals and the problem solving and negotiating skills needed to make complicated deals feasible. Individuals who successfully complete the three courses and pass the examinations in each class are awarded certification as a Rental Housing Development Finance Professional.

The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) has partnered with NDC to sponsor the training series and help provide a discounted tuition rate at 40% off for Ohio residents. In order to receive the discount code you must contact Diane Alecusan, Program and Policy Manager at OHFA, at dalecusan@ohiohome.org. The three courses are:

  • HD420: Rental Housing Development Finance
    • June 17- 1
    • Jerry Hammond Center, 1111 E. Broad Street
  • HD423: Computer Spreadsheet Analysis for Rental Housing
    • August 13-15
    • State of Ohio Library, 274 E. 1st Avenue
  • HD435: Problem Solving and Deal Structuring
    • October 28 – November 1
    • State of Ohio Library, 274 E. 1st Avenue