Introduction to Affordable Housing Finance
New to affordable housing? Start with this introductory session.
The MSU Denver Introduction to Affordable Housing Finance course provides you with a simple and accessible overview of affordable housing funding. You will be introduced to the unique opportunities and challenges, financing tools, and underwriting processes and tools associated with affordable housing. This introductory course is helpful for industry professionals, as well as students with a basic understanding of affordable housing principles.
This introductory course will be fully online and offered in September, October, and November. Please review the fall schedule below for additional details.
Why take this course?
This short, four-week course is designed to give you an in-depth introduction to affordable housing finance. It can be used as standalone education or as a building block toward a certificate or degree. Upon successful completion of the course, your staff will earn a verified digital badge that can be included on resumes and social platforms displaying their new skills.
- Finish in four weeks
- 100% online
- Competitively priced at $800 (plus $35 registration fee)
- Boost your resume with a certificate of completion and verified digital badge
About Introduction to Affordable Housing Finance
Introduction to Affordable Housing Finance
The MSU Denver Introduction to Affordable Housing Finance course offers a simple and accessible overview of affordable housing funding. It introduces you to the unique opportunities and challenges, financing tools, and underwriting processes and tools associated with affordable housing. This course is ideal for industry professionals, as well as students with a basic understanding of affordable housing principles.
September class schedule:
Time: 2 – 4:30 p.m.
September 4, 2025
September 11, 2025
September 18, 2025
September 25, 2025
October class schedule:
Time: 2 – 4:30 p.m.
October 2, 2025
October 9, 2025
October 16, 2025
October 23, 2025
November class schedule:
Time: 2 – 4:30 p.m.
November 6, 2025
November 13, 2025
November 20, 2025
December 4, 2025
The cost of the course is $800 with a $35 registration fee.
To register for a course, use this registration link.
Students will receive a digital badge and certificate of completion to include on their resume or LinkedIn.
Students will:
- Develop a holistic understanding of the economics driving the need for public-sector affordable housing subsidy
- Gain an understanding of the public funder’s role in projects large and small, urban and rural
- Gain an understanding of the project review as well as underwriting processes
- Develop a deeper understanding of project cash flow and its effect on project sustainability as well as loan versus grant funding
- Develop a deeper understanding of the differing underwriting perspectives of different project funders
- Gain a deeper understanding of Low Income Housing Tax Credits, including the roles and practices of distinct types of tax credit investors
About your instructor
Housing Funding for Public Agencies course instructor
Andy Proctor is the Director of MSU Denver’s Affordable Housing Institute. He brings with him over 27 years of experience in affordable housing finance, development and project management. He has worked with both government agencies, for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, and is principal at his consulting firm, Proctor Housing, LLC, which works with organizations throughout Colorado on subjects ranging from affordable housing policy, financial packaging, and project management.
Andy’s positions have included managerial roles as the Housing Development Program Manager for the Colorado Division of Housing, and Manager of the City of Boulder’s Housing Division. Other positions have included working as an Underwriter for Low Income Housing Tax Credits for Enterprise Community Investments. Andy served as Mayor Pro-tem for the City of Lafayette, CO and is a Veteran of the U.S. Navy. Andy Proctor holds a B.A. in Geography from San Jose State University and an M.P.A. from the University of Colorado/Denver.
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Questions about the course or registration
For questions about the course content, please contact Andy Proctor via email at: [email protected]
If you have questions or issues with registering, contact Brandy Schooler at: [email protected]
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Email usPhone: 303-615-1234
Office Location:
Jordan Student Success Building
3rd Floor – #330
Auraria Campus
Mailing Address:
MSU Denver
Innovative and Lifelong Learning
P.O. Box 173362
Campus Box 6
Denver, CO 80217-3362