NAHMA Seeks Developers and Managers of Exceptional New Affordable Housing
Alexandria, Va., – RealEstateRama – Take a look at the National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA)’s 2025 Affordable Housing Vanguard Awards application before beginning the spring cleaning routine on your property. It will make it easier for you to know what needs to be done before sending in your entry. The deadline for nominating a property for one of the awards is June 6. The application can be downloaded from the Vanguard Award webpage.
The Vanguard Award recognizes new, quality multifamily affordable housing development or major rehab of an existing community or structure. The award pays tribute to developers of high-quality, affordable housing; demonstrates that exceptional new affordable housing is available across the country; reflects the creativity and innovation that must be present to create superior properties given the financing and other challenges to development; highlights results of private-public partnerships required to develop today’s affordable housing, and shares ideas for unique design and financing mechanisms with industry practitioners to further stimulate creative development in the affordable multifamily industry.
The Vanguard Award categories are:
• New Construction, two subcategories: more than 100 units and under 100 units
• Major Rehabilitation of an Existing Rental Housing Community
• Major Rehabilitation of a Nonhousing Structure into Affordable Rental Housing
• Major Rehabilitation of a Historic Structure into Affordable Rental Housing
Affordable multifamily housing communities less than 3 years old-as of June 6, 2025-may apply based on the date of completing new construction or major rehab completion. Please note: A management company can submit one entry for each of the four categories; however, each entry must be a different property.
Applications should be submitted to NAHMA by June 6. Email a PDF of your application to 
The entry fee is $150 per property for members of NAHMA or an AHMA and $325 per property for nonmembers.
The Affordable Housing Vanguard Awards winners will be recognized at an awards ceremony at the 2025 NAHMA October meeting in Washington, D.C.
NAHMA is the leading voice for the affordable housing management industry, promoting developing, managing and preserving quality affordable multifamily housing. NAHMA advocates for legislative and regulatory policy and provides affordable housing professionals with the knowledge to advance excellence in the communities they serve. NAHMA’s membership represents 75% of the affordable housing industry and includes its most distinguished multifamily owners and management companies. Visit www.nahma.org for more information.
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Media Contact
Jennifer Jones, Senior Director of Communications and Public Relations National Affordable Housing Management Association
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