2023 Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) Impact Report - Report - Page 39
SPOTLIGHT
77
Chicago neighborhoods
housing CHA families
$605 MILLION
IN RENT PAID ANNUALLY
CHA’s Owner Symposium Helps Property
Owners Strengthen their Businesses
Freddie Jones-Smith is an HCV property owner in Chicago who owns
two three-flat buildings and a single-family home. She has been able to
understand the rules and regulations of a complex industry because of
the information she received at the CHA Owner Symposium.
13,800
Property owners contracted
44,000 Families
RECIEVING ASSISTANCE THROUGH
TENANT-BASED VOUCHERS
“The people who were speaking, the different lectures – it was awesome,”
she said.
Jones-Smith was one of 1,000 real estate professionals representing some
10,000 rental units who attended the 14th annual Owner Symposium
in 2023.
The Owner Symposium is an education and networking event designed to
equip property owners, managers, realtors, brokers, investors and other
residential rental housing professionals with timely tools and knowledge
they need to strengthen their communities and grow their business.
“Why is this important?” CHA Chief Housing Choice Voucher Officer
Cheryl Burns asked. “Because stable housing is the backbone of healthy
communities.”
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