Cutting Red Tape for Municipalities By Implementing an Online Portal for Housing Development Applications
As municipalities across the country work to address the growing housing crisis, local governments face an influx of Permit applications tied to secondary suite initiatives, commercial conversions, and residential modifications.
Increasing the utilization and residential density within under utilized properties from basements to vacant corporate buildings and lots local governments can help homeowners and investors increase the supply of rental properties by allowing for the fast-tracking of the construction of secondary suites.
However, managing the surge in building permit and grant program applications, especially with the federal government’s recent relaxing of secondary suite mortgage refinancing guidelines starting January 2025, poses a significant administrative challenge.
Municipalities are already under pressure to streamline their processes, and with the demand expected to skyrocket, traditional systems may struggle to cope. Without an efficient workflow, these applications could be delayed for up to 20 months well beyond the legal timeframe leading to increased costs for homeowners and builders. This gridlock could erode public confidence in local governance, damage housing supply initiatives, and hinder community growth.
Our Purely CRM team within Endeavour Solutions Inc. offers an innovative solution adapted to address the complexities faced by local governments through the Housing Development Accelerator framework. Built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 and the Microsoft Power Platform, this solution empowers municipalities to overcome administrative bottlenecks and streamline their housing development programs.
By automating the entire applicant submission process from intake to document review, case management, and project close-out, our software eliminates the manual burden of managing emails, spreadsheets, and other outdated systems. The Housing Development Accelerator ensures that permit applications, grant approvals, and related funding programs can be processed faster and more efficiently, aligning with municipal goals to expedite housing projects and provide timely responses to applicants.
The Microsoft CRM portal provides a centralized view of data and provides intelligent business process routing to allow municipal clerks and advisors to manage various housing programs, such as secondary suite initiatives, residential modifications for persons with disabilities, and low-income household renovations. Additionally, it supports more complex projects like the conversion of commercial offices to residential properties, providing municipalities with the tools they need to meet housing demands and enhance community welfare.
The choice to adopt Endeavour’s Purely CRM Housing Development Accelerator can significantly reduce red tape, allowing municipalities to respond to federal initiatives and local housing needs with greater agility. This solution not only improves operational efficiency but also promotes public trust by meeting critical housing deadlines and accelerating economic growth.
For close to a decade our Purely CRM team has been laser-like focused on delivering CRM solutions built solely on Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM, combined with Power Apps and the Microsoft Power Platform. We’ve expanded our team immensely in the past years to help better serve our clients and partners. As an integral part of Endeavour Solutions Inc., a top Microsoft ERP, CRM, and Cloud consulting, our CRM Advisory, Design and Development teams work with clients across Canada and the United States.
Our core focus is on large mid-market and enterprise CRM Design & Development projects, Staff Augmentation, and CRM Support. When needed we can also tap upon our peers at Endeavour for Dynamics 365 Business Central ERP to provide an All-in-One Cloud ERP-CRM. We provide services to clients Coast to Coast across the United States and Canada. We do not offshore projects to resources overseas.
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