Nan McKay and Associates (NMA)

What Nan McKay and Associates (NMA) does

Nan McKay and Associates (NMA) is a California-based, woman-owned professional services firm founded in 1980 and headquartered in El Cajon, specializing in the U.S. affordable housing sector. The company serves public housing agencies (PHAs), multifamily and LIHTC property operators, and federal, state, and local government agencies, delivering consulting, compliance training, and remote operational staffing across HUD-regulated programs including HCV, public housing, RAD, HOTMA, and NSPIRE. Core products include the NMA Master Books library, Model ACOP and Administrative Plan templates, the daily PIH Alert regulatory newsletter, Rent Reasonableness and Waitlist software tools, and a national calendar of in-person seminars and an annual Housing Conference.

The company generates revenue across four streams: (1) training and seminars offered nationwide with a 10% early-bird discount for 45-day advance registration; (2) publications and products sold with annual revision service subscriptions that create recurring revenue and switching costs; (3) Remote Services, a contracted remote staffing offering where NMA personnel perform annual/interim recertifications, case management, eligibility determinations, lease-ups, rent changes, portability processing, rent reasonableness assessments, and waitlist management on behalf of PHAs (27,852 annual certifications in 2025); and (4) professional consulting including program management, financial services, HQS/UPCS inspections, Moving to Work assistance, and disaster recovery grant management (e.g., Harris County TX's $1.1B+ CDBG-DR carve-out, South Carolina and Pennsylvania monitoring and compliance work).

NMA employs 501-1,000 staff, operates as a privately held corporation with no disclosed parent or institutional investors, and is led by CEO John McKay alongside founder and Board President Nan McKay. Distribution is sales-led via direct phone (800-783-3100), website, in-person seminars, onsite agency training, and Remote Services delivery. Notable 2025 evidence includes the Stanislaus Regional Housing Authority achieving a HUD SEMAP High Performer 100% rating through NMA partnership, while a March 2026 news report disclosed 168 planned layoffs at the Miami-Dade location, indicating some ongoing restructuring.

Name

Nan McKay and Associates (NMA)

Legal name

Nan McKay & Associates, Inc.

Website

https://nanmckay.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Nan McKay and Associates is a woman-owned, El Cajon-based professional services firm founded in 1980 that provides HUD-compliance consulting, training, Master Book publications, and remote staffing to U.S. public housing agencies, multifamily operators, and government disaster recovery programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Affordable Housing Consulting and Training

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Property Management Advisory & Leasing Administration (FSAEAJAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Association Compliance, Governance & Board Support Services (BPAJAHAN)

Keywords

• Affordable housing consulting
• Public housing training
• HUD compliance services
• Housing voucher management
• Disaster recovery grants

Headquarters

HQ city

El Cajon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Training and Seminars: In-person and potentially virtual training seminars offered across the country on HCV programs, public housing, multifamily housing, RAD, HOTMA, NSPIRE and other affordable housing topics. Classes like HCV Specialist, Public Housing Specialist, Multifamily Housing Specialist, RAD Project-Based Voucher Specialist, and Hearing Officer Workshop. Discounts available for 45-day advance registration.
2. Publications and Products: Sale of Master Books, model policies, handbooks, and other reference materials for housing professionals. Includes annual revision services subscriptions keeping publications current with HUD regulations.
3. Remote Services: Contracted remote staffing services where NMA professionals perform housing authority functions including recertifications, case management, eligibility determinations, and inspections on behalf of PHAs.
4. Professional Consulting Services: Advisory services including program management, operational support, financial services, inspections (HQS/UPCS), Moving to Work assistance, and other consulting for housing authorities and agencies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Nan McKay and Associates (NMA) provides consulting, training, and reference publications to Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) and affordable housing providers across the United States. The firm specializes in HUD program administration including Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), public housing, multifamily/LIHTC, Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), HOTMA, and NSPIRE compliance. NMA also delivers remote staffing services, inspections (HQS/UPCS), disaster recovery grant management, and sells proprietary Master Books, model policies, and software tools.

Product overview

Nan McKay and Associates (NMA) operates as a California-based, woman-owned consulting firm specializing in affordable housing and community development. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of services and products organized into four core divisions: (1) HCV and Public Housing Services, including program management, inspections (NMAI/HQS/UPCS), remote services, financial services, and MTW support; (2) Multifamily and Tax Credit Services covering LIHTC programs and RAD conversions; (3) Grant Management including CDBG-DR disaster recovery and COVID-19/ERAP programs; and (4) Training and Products featuring Master Books (comprehensive reference manuals with annual revisions), Model Policies (ACOP and Admin Plan), seminars, certifications, and the PIH Alert subscription. Key software offerings include Rent Reasonableness and Waitlist Software. The company also provides resource centers for HOTMA and NSPIRE compliance, positioning itself as an industry leader in affordable housing training and professional services since 1980.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HCV and Public Housing Services Comprehensive consulting and operational support for housing authorities including program management, financial services, inspections (HQS/UPCS), remote services, and Moving to Work assistance. Designed for Public Housing Agencies administering Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
• Multifamily and Tax Credit Services
• Grant Management Services
• Training and Certifications
• NMA Master Books
• Model ACOP and Administrative Plans
• Remote Services
• NMAI (HQS and UPCS Inspections)
• Rent Reasonableness and Waitlist Software
• PIH Alert
• Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Services
• Moving to Work (MTW) Services
• Project-Based Voucher (PBV) Services
• HOTMA Resource Center
• NSPIRE Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Assisted Harris County in receiving $1,115,386,829 in disaster recovery funding from Texas allocation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Stanislaus Regional Housing AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025NMA partnered with the Stanislaus Regional Housing Authority to provide remote assistance and inspection services supporting HUD Housing Choice Voucher program operations. This partnership contributed to the housing authority achieving HUD SEMAP High Performer designation with a 100% rating for fiscal year 2025.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• NeighborWorks America: Congressionally chartered national network providing training, certification, and capacity-building for affordable housing and community development nonprofits — broad incumbent with overlapping training and credentialing offerings.
• ICF International: Global consulting firm with a sizable housing and community development practice serving HUD and state agencies on disaster recovery, energy programs, and research — competes for larger federal housing technical assistance awards.
• Abt Associates: Research and consulting firm with established affordable housing evaluation and program support practice for HUD — broad incumbent competing for monitoring, evaluation, and training task orders.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Top-tier federal contractor with a civilian-agency practice serving HUD and FEMA on disaster recovery grants and housing program modernization — broad incumbent capable of bidding into NMA's territory.

Others

• Enterprise Community Partners: National nonprofit providing affordable housing consulting, lending, and policy support across multifamily and community development — thematically aligned but structurally different as a CDFI-adjacent intermediary.
• National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO): Membership and advocacy organization for PHAs that also delivers training, certifications, and credentialing programs — adjacent competitor/partner for NMA's training and certification products.
• Stewards of Affordable Housing for the Future (SAHFF): Nonprofit coalition of the largest affordable housing providers offering research, policy advocacy, and RAD/preservation technical support — adjacent rather than directly competitive, but engages housing agencies on similar topics.

Direct peers

• Technical Assistance Collaborative (TAC): Nonprofit policy and consulting organization assisting federal, state, and local agencies on affordable and supportive housing programs — competes for HUD-related technical assistance work similar to NMA's consulting arm.
• Quadel Consulting & Training: Specialized consulting and training firm for Public Housing Agencies covering HCV, public housing, RAD, MTW and HUD compliance — the closest direct analog to NMA's core advisory practice.
• The Cloudburst Group: Affordable housing and community development consulting firm delivering program management, monitoring, and training services to PHAs and CDBG-DR grantees, overlapping with NMA's grant management and remote services lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nan-mckay-and-associates
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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