The SAHMA Exchange

Live from Biloxi! Cocktails & Compliance 2026

Episode Summary

Recorded live at the 2026 SAHMA Leadership Affordable Housing Conference & Trade Show in Biloxi, Mississippi, this episode of The SAHMA Exchange brings listeners inside the Cocktails & Compliance ReMix for a lively conversation about the issues shaping affordable housing today. Moderator Rue Fox, Affordable Industry Principal at ResMan, is joined by Sara Hinson, Senior Vice President of Platform Operations and Business Unit Management at Inhabit; Corbin DuMont, Senior Project Manager at ResMan; and Jenny DeSilva, CEO and President of DeSilva Housing Group. The panel tackles everything from HOTMA and new housing legislation to layered funding, HUD systems, electronic document management, and the growing role of artificial intelligence in affordable housing. They also explore an important question for the industry: How can organizations embrace new technology while protecting resident data, maintaining compliance, and keeping human expertise at the center of the work? Pour yourself a drink — optional, of course — and join the conversation.

Episode Notes

In this episode:

• Where HOTMA implementation stands and what affordable housing professionals should be watching
• Legislative developments and their potential impact on affordable housing
• RAD conversions and opportunities for expanding affordable housing
• Why more conventional operators are entering the affordable housing space — and the compliance challenges that can follow
• The increasing complexity of layered funding and why training is critical
• Updates and challenges surrounding HUD Secure Systems, EIV and NSPIRE
• Why electronic documents can improve both efficiency and resident data security
• Practical ways organizations can begin moving away from paper files
• How affordable housing organizations are beginning to use AI and automation
• Protecting resident PII when using AI and other technology
• Why AI should complement — not replace — human judgment and affordable housing expertise
• Using technology to identify anomalies, streamline compliance processes and give staff valuable time back
• The importance of starting small when adopting new technology
• What affordable housing professionals want AI to do next

Featured in this episode:

Moderator:
Rue Fox, Affordable Industry Principal, ResMan

Panelists:
Sara Hinson, Senior Vice President of Platform Operations and Business Unit Management, Inhabit
Corbin DuMont, Senior Project Manager, ResMan
Jenny DeSilva, CEO & President, DeSilva Housing Group

Recorded live at:
2026 SAHMA Leadership Affordable Housing Conference & Trade Show
Biloxi, Mississippi