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Single-family rentals deserve a seat at the affordable housing table
PRESS RELEASE – Pathway to Homeownership Ceremony in Douglasville, GA
Banking, housing leaders discuss the future of affordable housing in panel
Douglasville program helps families get into affordable housing
Housing development group flips older homes to help affordable housing in Atlanta
Preserving Affordable Housing: New Ideas, New Approaches, Bipartisan Policy Center
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Affordable Housing. Stronger Communities. Regions Foundation Announces Major Investment Benefiting Southeastern Cities
Affordable Housing. Stronger Communities. Regions Foundation Announces Major Investment Benefiting Southeastern Cities
Mission Related Investment of $5 million supporting affordable housing in Metro Birmingham, Atlanta, and beyond.
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Regions Foundation invests in DC company’s housing fund
The Regions Foundation unveiled a $5 million investment in a housing fund that will benefit Birmingham residents.
Monique Davis, from left, and Dan Magder of Center Creek, Fairfield Mayor Eddie Penny, Regions Foundation Executive Director Marta Self, State Rep. Merika Coleman and Center Creek COO Greg Shron mark the Regions Foundation’s $5 million investment.
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Plan to spend $5B to create affordable housing in B’ham
Plan to spend $5B to create affordable housing in B’ham
MISSION INVESTORS EXCHANGE
Impact Investing and Intentionality
There is no Better Time for Foundations to Demand Better from Themselves and Their Investment Advisors. The COVID-19 outbreak launched a global health and economic crisis that disproportionately affects the most vulnerable in our societies.
URBAN INSTITUTE
Avoiding a COVID-19 Disaster for Renters and the Housing Market
As COVID-19 has ravaged the US economy, the impact has not been uniform. Low-income hourly workers have been more likely to be laid off than their salaried counterparts. The virus has affected the entertainment, travel, retail …
HOUSING WIRE
Expanding Mortgage Credit Availability Isn’t Hard, If You Do It Right
At meeting after meeting with mortgage industry executives, government officials ask all of us to expand mortgage availability to underserved borrowers, including those with lower credit scores or higher debt ratios. But – those officials caution …
URBAN INSTITUTE
Selling HUD’s Nonperforming Loans: A Win-Win for Borrowers, Investors, and HUD
At the beginning of the financial crisis, borrowers of FHA-insured loans generally had to begin foreclosure proceedings if they failed to pay their mortgage for a long period and had exhausted all modification and foreclosure alternatives.
DS NEWS
Policymakers Should Consider SFR as Part of an Affordable Housing Strategy
The past decade has seen costs for homeowners decline, yet costs for renters have increased. Today, about 11 million families (nearly one quarter) of families who rent spend more than 50 percent of their income on rent.
URBAN INSTITUTE
Single-Family Rentals: A New Approach to Affordable Housing
The crisis in affordable housing in America is highlighted by the 11 million families— nearly 25 percent of all renter households—that spend over 50 percent of their income on rent. 1 And while costs for homeowners have dropped over the past decade …