National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO)

What National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) does

The National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) is a U.S. nonprofit professional membership association founded in 1933 and headquartered at 630 Eye Street NW, Washington, DC. NAHRO serves more than 26,000 members — primarily public housing authorities (PHAs), redevelopment agencies, and individual housing and community development professionals — through advocacy, training, certification, publications, and convening activities focused on affordable housing and community development policy and practice.

The association's core offerings include a Training & Certification program delivered through a dedicated Learning Portal (learn.nahro.org) and faculty network; a peer-reviewed Journal of Housing & Community Development; flagship annual events (National Conference, Summer Symposium, Washington Conference); a searchable Best Practices Database; and an advocacy platform (Action Alert Center on Quorum) used to mobilize members during the annual August Advocacy campaign and to publish policy frameworks such as the National Housing Framework and 2026 Policy Priorities. Sub-brands include the NAHRO Monitor newsletter, Housing America Campaign, NAHRO 360 Report, and a published Commissioners Handbook. Recognition programs include Outstanding Professional of the Year, Commissioner of the Year, Emerging Leader Award, NAHRO Fellowship, and Awards of Merit.

NAHRO operates as a private, member-governed nonprofit with no parent company or external equity ownership. Revenue is generated across four streams: annual membership dues (organizational and individual), fee-based training and certification, conferences and events, and publications and merchandise sold through the NAHRO store. The association extends its reach internationally through partnerships with Housing Europe, the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association (CHRA), and the UK's Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIH), enabling knowledge exchange across U.S., Canadian, and European housing sectors.

Name

National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO)

Legal name

National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO)

Website

https://nahro.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1933

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) is a 1933-founded U.S. nonprofit professional association serving 26,000+ housing and community development professionals through training, certification, federal advocacy, conferences, and peer-reviewed publications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees for housing authorities, agencies, and individual professionals in the housing and community development field. NAHRO unites members with more than 26,000 members - the largest and most effective network of housing and community development professionals.
2. Training and Certification: Fee-based professional development programs including certification, on-demand trainings, and private training requests through the Learning Portal and training catalog.
3. Events and Conferences: Revenue from National Conference, Summer Symposium, Washington Conference, and regional/state conferences.
4. Store and Publications: Sale of publications, buyers guides, awards catalogs, and merchandise through the NAHRO store.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

NAHRO is a nonprofit professional membership association that sells annual memberships, fee-based training and certification programs, paid conference registrations (National Conference, Summer Symposium, Washington Conference), and the Journal of Housing & Community Development to housing authorities, redevelopment agencies, and individual housing professionals. It also runs the Action Alert Center advocacy platform and a Best Practices Database for its 26,000+ members.

Product overview

NAHRO is a professional association for housing and community development officials, offering a platform of products and services including professional development through training and certification programs, industry publications (Journal of Housing & Community Development, NAHRO Monitor), annual conferences (National Conference, Summer Symposium, Washington Conference), advocacy tools (Action Alert Center), awards recognition programs, and member resources including a Best Practices Database. The association operates member and learning portals as its technology platforms, serving over 26,000 members across housing authorities and community development agencies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Journal of Housing & Community Development: Professional journal published by NAHRO covering housing and community development topics
• The NAHRO Monitor
• Housing America Campaign
• NAHRO 360 Report

Products and services

• NAHRO Membership Annual membership subscriptions (agency/organization and individual allied tiers) giving housing authorities, redevelopment agencies, and individual practitioners access to NAHRO's training, conferences, publications, advocacy, and 26,000+ member network.
• Training & Certification Programs Fee-based professional development delivered through an online training catalog and Learning Portal (learn.nahro.org), covering HUD compliance, NSPIRE, HOTMA, public housing operations, redevelopment, and property management; includes certification programs and private training for housing authorities.
• National Conference Annual paid conference that convenes housing and community development professionals for multi-day training sessions, networking, awards, and advocacy programming.
• Summer Symposium Annual paid summer conference focused on housing regulations, best practices, data analysis, and storytelling techniques for housing professionals.
• Washington Conference Annual paid conference held in Washington, DC focused on federal housing policy, congressional engagement, and advocacy training for NAHRO members and housing professionals.
• Journal of Housing & Community Development Peer-reviewed quarterly journal publishing research, policy analysis, and case studies on housing and community development for housing professionals, academics, and policymakers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 53% of families who received housing navigation support moved to high-opportunity neighborhoods vs. 15% without services (CMTO project)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Housing Europe (European Federation of Public, Cooperative and Social Housing)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing Europe represents housing providers across 31 countries with 25 million dwellings (11% of EU housing stock). NAHRO's International Research and Global Exchange (IRGE) Committee participates in the biennial International Social Housing Festival, with NAHRO members traveling to attend learning sessions, site visits, and housing tours. Partnership enables knowledge exchange between US and European housing models.
• Canadian Housing and Renewal Association (CHRA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTri-Country Conference partnership between NAHRO, CHRA, and UK's Chartered Institute of Environmental Housing (CIH) facilitating international knowledge exchange and collaborative learning among housing professionals from US, Canada, and UK. The conference rotated among the three countries over nearly 20 years during the 1990s-2000s.
• Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIH)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK-based professional body for housing and environmental health professionals. Co-organizer of the Tri-Country Conference with NAHRO and Canadian Housing and Renewal Association, enabling cross-Atlantic knowledge exchange in housing policy and practice.
• Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPAHRC helped NAHRO identify missing HUD data and provided additional datasets no longer published online. Partnership supports NAHRO's research and data analysis capabilities for housing policy publications.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Public Housing Authorities Directors Association (PHADA): PHADA is a national membership association specifically for executive directors of public housing authorities, mirroring NAHRO's mission to serve PHA leadership through advocacy, training, and policy engagement. PHADA is the closest direct peer, competing for the same PHA executive audience on federal housing policy representation.
• National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA): NCSHA is a national nonprofit association representing state Housing Finance Agencies (HFAs) that finance affordable housing through bonds and LIHTC allocation. It shares NAHRO's nonprofit membership model, federal advocacy focus, and affordable housing mission, but serves state-level agencies rather than local PHAs.
• Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA): CLPHA represents the largest public housing authorities in the United States, focusing on federal advocacy, best-practice sharing, and operational support for big-city PHAs. It overlaps with NAHRO's core PHA constituency but skews to larger agencies, making it a closely related peer with both cooperative and competitive dynamics on policy leadership.
• National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC): NLIHC is a national advocacy organization dedicated solely to ending America's affordable housing crisis through federal policy work, research, and member mobilization. It is a direct peer in the federal housing advocacy space, often partnering or competing with NAHRO on policy campaigns and congressional engagement.

Others

• Enterprise Community Partners: Enterprise is a major national nonprofit that invests in and develops affordable housing and community development projects, while also conducting federal advocacy and producing research. It is an adjacent peer because it shares NAHRO's affordable housing mission and engages in federal policy work, but operates as a programmatic/financial intermediary rather than a membership association.
• American Planning Association (APA): APA is a national professional association for urban and city planners, providing advocacy, training, certification (AICP), and publications. It is an adjacent peer: similar nonprofit membership association structure and conference/training model, but serving planning professionals whose work intersects with — rather than directly competes in — housing and community development.

Broad incumbents

• National Association of Home Builders (NAHB): NAHB is a large national trade association representing home builders, remodelers, and associated firms in the residential construction industry. It is a broader incumbent peer that, like NAHRO, runs an extensive advocacy operation in Washington, DC and offers training, certifications, and conferences for a housing-adjacent professional base.
• National Apartment Association (NAA): NAA is the largest trade association for the U.S. rental housing industry, representing landlords, property managers, and supplier firms. While broader and more commercial than NAHRO, NAA shares the professional association, advocacy, certification, and conference-based business model serving the housing industry, making it a strong broader-incumbent peer.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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