Developing an Affordable Housing Project: Concept to Construction

The CBU Developing an Affordable Housing Project microcredential validates an earner's understanding of the stages of pre-development planning, and has demonstrated competency in completing a need and demand assessment, financial budgeting, and site and design selection. Participants engaged in an online learning experience that incorporated weekly presentations, discussion, and group work, requiring financial modelling, research, and developing a project plan. Earners of this microcredential have demonstrated: 1. Understanding of the stages of affordable housing pre-planning and development. 2. Completion of a Need and Demand Assessment for a community housing project. 3. Projection of capital costs and a pro-forma operating budget for an affordable housing development. 4. Ability to assess the feasibility of an affordable housing project.

Issuer	Cape Breton University
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