Miga Beqiri

Experience

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  NBCUniversal

  Jan 2008 - Dec 2008

  Intern at The Agency

  The Agency

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  Settlement Housing Fund, Inc.

  Jun 2009 - Jan 2014

  Compliance Specialist

  • Assist in the rent up of low-income housing tax credit apartments.• Determine eligibility for affordable housing based on regulatory and programmatic requirements.• Interview applicants about their financial and employment history.• Obtain detailed financial, employment and other personal documentation from the applicants, employers and banks.• Calculate financial data. Analyze documents and information.• Assess and provide written responses to appeals from denied applicants. • Complete tenant income certifications.• Train project interviewers and other entry level employees. Show less

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  TF Cornerstone

  Jan 2014 - Mar 2021

  • Oversee marketing, advertising and compliance for initial rent ups of two new developments with corresponding governmental agencies to fill low income housing tax credit apartment.• Manage staff of seven for initial rent ups for 509 units in two new LIHTC and 241A developments.• Manage staff of two to re-advertise, fill vacancies and maintain re-certification compliance for 248 units in two older LIHTC developments.• Work closely with HPD and NYSHCR for initial rent-ups, audits and other compliance issues.• Review and approve applicant files in compliance with program guidelines.• Review and ensure tenant files are in compliance with program guidelines for audit reviews.• Assess and provide written responses to appeals from denied applicants. • Hire, train, develop and manage initial rent up and recertification staff.• Prepare marketing plans, advertising schedules, community outreach for affirmative fair housing marketing. Show less • Oversee re-marketing and re-advertising for new waitlist development with corresponding governmental agencies to fill low-income housing tax credit apartment vacancies.• Review and ensure tenant files are in compliance with program guidelines for audit reviews.• Tenant income re-certifications and apartment inspections for current LIHTC tenants.• Maintain and use waitlists to rent up LIHTC apartment vacancies. Process files, conduct office interviews, certifications and lease signing.• Determine eligibility for affordable housing based on regulatory and programmatic requirements. Calculate financial data. Analyze data and information.• Assess and provide written responses to appeals from denied applicants. • Train and manage entry level employees. Show less

  • Certification Manager

    Jan 2016 - Mar 2021

  • Recertification Specialist

    Jan 2014 - Jan 2016
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  New York State Homes & Community Renewal

  Mar 2021 - now

  • Supervise a team of Project Managers, ensuring that new rentals/sales and re-rentals/resales are processed in a timely manner and in accordance with HCR’s marketing policies and procedures.• Work with HCR’s Fair and Equitable Housing Office and Office of Legal Affairs to implement policies and procedures developed by those offices and ensure that HCR’s marketing and lottery processes offer equal opportunity to all applicants, comply with all fair housing/marketing requirements and affirmatively further fair housing.• Coordinate with developments, localities and Leasing Agents to further marketing efforts.• Collaborate with HCR’s Finance and Development unit and the Statewide Asset Management Unit to track, coordinate and oversee lotteries and marketing.• Work with HCR’s Tenant Protection Unit to identify recurring issues.• Coordinate and collaborate with New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and handle relevant inquiries and complaints from applicants, public officials and the public, regarding lotteries, marketing approaches and/or tenant selection matters including preferences.• Provide regular status reports to Agency leadership on the progress of projects from the start of the marketing process through the successful lease up or sale of all units in a development and the progress of mini lotteries for re-rentals and re-sales.• Assess HCR’s current online New York Housing Search system and identify upgrades and improvements.• Spearhead efforts to develop an online lottery system and best practices.• Maintain and update project records. Show less • Prepare field reports, correspondence, and corresponding follow-up to site visits in a timely manner• Develop, implement and manage corrective action to resolve project non-compliance issues.• Perform financial monitoring of loans including the analysis of audited financial statements and income and expense reports in order to identify potential risks of that could affect the viability of the projects to meet debt service obligations. Review monthly variance reports with Asset Managers.• Analyze project audited financial statements and calculate the debt service coverage service ratio, subsidy loan calculations and analytical reviews, and part B reviews as assigned by supervisor.• Import financial data into annual risk analysis as directed by supervisor.• Coordinate property data and perform research regarding historical and current financial trends, operating expenses, and market data for the annual comparability report.• Interact with outside professionals, other HFAs, experts in the field, etc. in obtaining information and materials to enhance Agency-financed loans, to determine industry standards, and to help broaden Agency knowledge of portfolio-related matters.• Review, analyze and integrate housing bond and mortgage documents.• Collect, import, analyze, and log annual project budgets.• Work independently or with a team, prepare materials, recommend solutions, action plans, or strategies that will ensure compliance and improve project performance.• Review and provide recommendations for reimbursement from the Agency held reserve for replacement and tax and insurance escrow accounts.• Represent the Agency at conferences, seminars, meetings, etc. on portfolio-related matters.• Maintain annual site visit schedule for assigned portfolio of State aided affordable housing assets.• Conduct compliance site visits.• Assist in other functions/duties of the Statewide Asset Management Unit. Show less

  • Office of Housing Preservation Marketing Coordinator

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Asset Manager

    Mar 2021 - Jan 2022