NAHMA Communities of Quality (COQ) Program Overview Flowchart - For a quick and easy-to-follow overview of the NAHMA COQ program, please click here.
For more details on NAHMA's Affordable Housing Vanguard Award, for properties too new to meet the requirements of the Communities of Quality Recognition program, please click here.
The National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) is pleased to provide this database of Communities of Quality® (COQ) properties. This is a great tool to use when trying to locate a nationally recognized Communities of Quality property. You are able to search the COQ database by city, state, property name, or management company. Please click on the National Registry header link above to begin your search.
NAHMA, in partnership with ApartmentSmart.com, is proud to introduce our members to a new, innovative tool: NAHMA Maps, located at http://nahma.apartmentsmart.com. The NAHMA Maps program will work as an advocacy and marketing tool, providing the most comprehensive and up-to-date listing of affordable housing properties nationwide.
NAHMA Maps highlights the NAHMA’s Communities of Quality (COQ) program by mapping the locations of COQ properties nationwide.
The program will allow users to search by location and Congressional District and generate a quick snapshot of affordable housing statistics for the area, including properties that have received COQ distinction. The program will also provide additional information on the property, such as: location, contact information, management company, number of units, types of federal subsidies, income limits and rents, amenities, pictures, etc.
As part of this joint venture, ApartmentSmart.com is offering a free general listing to all NAHMA members in order to collect additional data for the NAHMA Maps program. Please contact Lauren Eardensohn or Joe Thomas at NAHMA for additional information on the NAHMA Maps program at (703) 683-8630.
Through the Communities of Quality® (COQ) National Recognition program, multifamily properties can be certified as having achieved a high standard of excellence in the way they are managed, the services they provide residents, the experience and training of personnel, and other criteria. Please click on the Recognition Program header link above for complete program details; key documents are listed below for your convenience.
*Beginning in 2010, NAHMA will only accept electonic submissions of the COQ application. Please refer to Electronic Submissions Guidelines below for instructions on submitting an electronic application. Please email: joe.thomas@nahma.org with any questions you may have.
The Communities of Quality Awards honor the achievements of affordable housing providers who make an unprecedented contribution to developing outstanding properties for families of modest means. The awards are co-sponsored by The Home Depot Supply™ (formerly Maintenance Warehouse®), a leading supplier of maintenance and renovation products to the multihousing industry.
The COQ awards recognize outstanding property-management companies that demonstrate the highest possible quality of safe, affordable housing for lower-income families at particular sites. Please click on the Awards header link above for complete program details; two key documents are listed below for your convenience.
NAHMA IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF THE NEW
COMMUNITIES OF QUALITY® (COQ) CORPORATE PARTNER DESIGNATION.
Management companies that have at least 50 percent of their property portfolio accepted into the COQ National Recognition program qualify for the Communities of Quality® Corporate Partner Designation. The portfolio calculation can be based on either number of units or number of properties managed in the company’s affordable portfolio and is self-reported.
This designation was created specifically to honor management companies that successfully maintain a significant portion of their properties to the high standards of the COQ National Recognition program.
Earn a Significant Mark of Distinction for your Company!
Earning this COQ corporate designation is truly an outstanding accomplishment, and it publicly declares that these companies are among the finest managers of affordable multifamily housing in the industry. This designation will add value to the brand of each participating management company and to the Communities of Quality program. We believe that corporate support for this designation will catapult the COQ program into a well-known nationally recognized program honoring excellence in the affordable housing industry.
Please email joe.thomas@nahma.org indicating your desire to apply for the COQ corporate partner designation. Include supporting information that shows your management company has reached the 50 percent portfolio threshold.
COQ CORPORATE PARTNER DESIGNATION
Current COQ Corporate Partner Companies:
- AIMCO
- First Realty Management
- Metropolitan Associates
- PRD Management
- TESCO
- Westminister Company
- Walton Community Services
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