CEDAM's core Real Estate Development Boot Camp is a multi-part training program designed to give you the tools needed to develop affordable housing in your community. From rising construction costs to new funding sources, our training curriculum is updated each year to provide context around the current real estate development landscape in Michigan. We bring in experienced speakers from across the state and country to discuss practical applications of this work and help you create important connections.

Key topics include understanding and utilizing pro formas, zoning, accessing capital, and much more. Participants will have the opportunity to pitch their real estate development project to a funding panel at the end of the training for valuable feedback.

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For our 2024 training, we will utilize Grand Rapids to contextualize our learning; participants can expect to hear about affordable housing development in urban and suburban landscapes.

Audience: We welcome anyone to register for this training who is interested in understanding the development process, however, the training curriculum is geared toward helping participants move their community-focused real estate development projects forward. We encourage all participants to bring a potential project (whether it be a potential site or building, or even just an idea) to the training.

Our target audience is:

• Community members who are interested in revitalizing their community through small-scale development projects
• Nonprofit housing development staff who may be seeking to actualize a range of housing and community development projects utilizing LIHTC or other sources.

Our secondary target audience is:

• City staff and city officials, community partners, local non-profits, foundations, housing commissions, Community Action Agencies, and others who may be involved in the development process in some capacity

Whether you are new to the field or need a refresher on the basics, this training is for you! Those who join the training and do not have a potential project will have the opportunity to collaborate with those who do when we apply our learning through a final project pitch to funders.

This is a fast-paced, hands-on training program. Because capacity is limited for the training and demand is high, registrants must commit to being active participants and be available to attend the training in its entirety.

Cost:

Members: $899

Non-members: $1,499

Hotel Accommodations

CEDAM has a block reserved at Holiday Inn Grand Rapids Downtown. Please use this link​ to make your accommodation reservations. The rate expires August 30, make your reservations before then.

Please note, the Boot Camp registration fee does NOT cover the cost of your hotel accommodations.