Print pageNeighborWorks® network organizations will have a chance to meet with industry partners, engage with one another, and address housing challenges together during a brand new Housing Supply Solutions Lab. The lab will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 25, during the NeighborWorks® Training Institute in Chicago, Illinois.
Elizabeth Velasco and her family started the new year in a new home of their own. The dream was made possible with the help of NeighborWorks Home Partners through a new loan product that offers mortgage-like financing for manufactured homes.
Velasco had rented a home with her family in Bloomington, Minnesota, for years. After a recent divorce, she started looking at homeownership options, including a sustainable manufactured home.
Any time of year that staff at Housing Partnership of New Jersey can get a client into a new home is the best time of year, says Stephanie Otaegui, program director for the housing counseling department. And during a season when people talk about hope is a good time to talk about their work.
Housing is having its moment right now, Marietta Rodriguez, president & CEO of NeighborWorks® America, said at the opening of the Housing Assistance Conference’s National Rural Housing Conference this week. “It’s our responsibility as intermediaries to tell the story of rural.”
Affordability is a priority for most Americans when looking for a home, NeighborWorks® America confirmed in a new survey, “Bridging the Missing Middle.” But so are safety, walkability and access to essential services. People are open to missing middle housing if it makes housing more affordable.
NeighborWorks® America’s ‘Bridging the Missing Middle’ Survey Reveals Broad Support for Diverse, Affordable Housing Options
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NeighborWorks® America’s ‘Bridging the Missing Middle’ Survey Reveals Broad Support for Diverse, Affordable Housing Options
19 out of 20 Americans across generations agree on the need for attainable, inclusive housing.
NeighborWorks® America has decades of experience with down payment assistance (DPA): The national organization has studied and facilitated different ways of supporting the network in instituting such assistance, a lifeline for many homeowners.
Alpresteon “Sabrina” Billings wanted to see her Mississippi neighbors living safely and comfortably. And she figured out a way to make it happen.
When the single-family rental community of Roberts Estates and League Cove, originally financed through Low Income Housing Tax Credits, became available to purchase once the tax credits expired, she worked with the tenants to purchase those homes. That was the original lease-purchase agreement, she explained, and that’s what she’d envisioned from the beginning. But some residents needed a little extra help to make it across the finish line. Billings, Chief Executive Officer of Gateway CommunityAlpresteon Billings smiles in front of a home with a garage. Development Corporation, was there to provide it.
Today we're excited to dive into a timely conversation about manufactured housing as a solution to the attainable housing crisis. Joining us are two leaders at the forefront of this innovative movement. Sarah Kackar, director of Rural Initiatives at NeighborWorks America, and Ramsey Cohen who supports housing solutions for nonprofits nationwide at Clayton.
Asian Community Development Corp., a Massachusetts nonprofit that creates and preserves affordable and vibrant neighborhoods in Chinatown and Greater Boston, celebrated becoming an official member of the NeighborWorks® America network last week. The event, held in conjunction with a groundbreaking for a new affordable apartment building with a ground-floor library – the first public library in Boston’s Chinatown since 1956 – marked the fifth and final new affiliate in the NeighborWorks network for 2025.
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