The New Rules of Income: Gig Work, Digital Assets, and Housing Compliance

Marketing and Empathy Psychology

By - Gwen Volk

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Gig Income & New-Age Assets: Navigating Compliance Across Housing Programs

The financial landscape of applicants and residents is changing. Income no longer comes just from traditional paychecks, and assets extend far beyond savings accounts and property.

Today’s households may rely on ride-sharing, food delivery, freelance projects, short-term rentals, or online sales to make ends meet. At the same time, digital assets—cryptocurrency, online wallets, crowdfunding accounts, and payment platforms—are redefining what counts as income and assets in affordable housing.

For property managers and compliance professionals, these unconventional sources raise tough questions. How do you verify gig income? How do you value digital assets? And how do you stay compliant when regulatory guidance is limited—or silent?

Learning Objectives:

By attending, you’ll learn how to:

Recognize common forms of gig economy income and digital assets.
Apply practical methods to verify and document non-traditional income.
Calculate household income for HUD, LIHTC, RD, and other housing programs.
Address regulatory gaps with consistent, defensible compliance practices.
Ensure fair and uniform treatment of all household income and assets.
Build confidence in evaluating 21st-century financial data.

The compliance future isn’t coming—it’s already here. This session ensures you’re ready.

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Speaker Detail

Gwen Volk has worked in the affordable housing industry since 1983. She has been president and CEO of a Midwest property management company and chief compliance officer over a Dallas firm’s national portfolio. She has a Master’s degree in Business and is a Certified Property Manager through the Institute of Real Estate Management. Gwen holds certifications as a National Affordable Housing Professional – Executive Level, Specialist in Housing Credit Management, Housing Credit Certified Professional, Certified Professional of Occupancy, and in Fair Housing Compliance and has been a servant leader in the AHMAs, NAHMA and IREM throughout her career. Gwen is a nationally recognized expert in the tax credit, bond, HOME, and Section 8 programs and enjoys helping agents, owners, and managers make sense of it all.