NONPROFIT HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT - THE MANAGEMENT CHALLENGE

The viability of the low income housing built by nonprofit organizatio ns in US cities hinges on the ability of these groups to maintain and manage it. Nonprofit sponsors and their institutional support system h ave only recently begun to recognize the importance of property and as set management. First priority continues to be housing production, fol lowed bq organizational capacity building. This paper explores how the institutional support network for nonprofit housing has begun to addr ess the need for stronger property management. Drawing from recent six city study, the authors examine different ways by which local and nat ional networks provide financial and technical support for property ma nagement. They conclude with a series of recommendations for broadenin g and strengthening institutional support for property management in t he nonprofit sector.