affordable housing

Business, strategic and Capital Planning

DRA develops business, strategic and financial plans for neighborhood and regional for-profit and non-profit development corporations, national financial intermediary institutions, public housing authorities, public agencies and other mature and emerging organizations. We provide management and board strategic planning, training, budgeting, and financing assistance. DRA assesses institutional capacity for finance, asset management, development, property management, construction and related services for lenders, intermediaries, developers and others engaged in affordable housing and local economic development. DRA facilitates goal-setting, strategic and business planning, implementation planning and evaluation functions for management and boards of directors.

DRA has developed a proprietary financial model to forecast balance sheet strength (net worth) from financial operations. This model is highly sophisticated, and forecasts financial condition for complex, mature entities with intricate balance sheets involving numerous affiliates, securities, portfolio holdings and other financial positions.

DRA excels at helping executive management and boards of mature and emerging organizations forecast financial strengths and weaknesses from current and planned operations, make strategic decisions about new lines of business, and manage the risks and benefits of current operations.

Capital Planning for Development Enterprises

DRA provides a state-of-the-art financial, strategic and capital planning business model for affordable housing development and finance enterprises at public agencies, nonprofit and for profit development corporations. DRA's model forecasts balance sheet positions based on audited current operating results with a forecast of development, administration, and asset management activities. DRA also advises such entities on the optimization of financial and real estate assets in the affordable housing context to assure long-term affordability and financial viability of the portfolios, the projects and the enterprises themselves.

DRA has conducted sophisticated business, strategic and capital plans for national financial intermediaries, affordable housing development corporations, public housing agencies and authorities. Clients include the Community Reinvestment Fund; Chicago Housing Authority; Oakland Housing Authority; Housing Authority of Clackamas County, Oregon; Los Angles Housing & Community Investment Department, as the Successor Agency to the former Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency; Economic Development Agency of Riverside County, as Successor Agency to the former Riverside County Redevelopment Agency; the Town of Taos, County of Taos and Taos Housing Authority and numerous others.