Why aren’t more builders building homes?▸
Santa Fe New Mexican | September 9, 2019 – Homewise, which specializes in the affordable-home market, kept building houses right through the recession. “We just had to be really smart and deliberate about it, and understand what was possible;”…
Homewise transforms Alamosa neighborhood home▸
KRQE | September 8, 2019 – A completely transformed home is ready for someone to move in all thanks to a community organization dedicated to helping one house at a time. Homewise completely transformed a home…
New Mexico Family Purchases Home with the Help of a Grant▸
Business Wire | August 30, 2019 – “The ability to purchase my first home is amazing,” said Mr. Furgason. “My wife and I are able get to know our neighbors and be involved in the community. We…
Mural gives new life to historic Albuquerque building▸
KRQE | August 12, 2019 – The mural is on the old Orpheum building at Coal and Second Street. It aims to represent the vibrant community it serves by depicting traditional weddings, scenes from the local…
Mural aims to beautify, revitalize Barelas neighborhood▸
KRQE | August 11, 2019 – Weaver Ross is highlighting the unique culture of the Barelas neighborhood. “I have been working with the community, and I hope to make them proud and happy with the results…
Median home prices in Santa Fe and county continue ascent as sales slow▸
Santa Fe New Mexican | July 12, 2019 – “It’s a long-term and systemic problem,” said Laura Altomare, chief communications officer at Homewise, a Santa Fe homebuilder of affordable homes for people earning less than 120 percent of the…
Santa Fe City Council approves proposal to ease guesthouse restrictions▸
Santa Fe New Mexican | June 27, 2019 – Mike Loftin, executive director of Homewise Inc., a nonprofit that helps low- and moderate-income people purchase homes, said of the proposal, “It’s not going to cause an influx of slumlords…
Mayor wants to move on regulating STRs▸
Albuquerque Journal | June 25, 2019 – Enforcement of the city’s Short-Term Rental ordinance is a “critical first step” in addressing the impact STRs have on access to affordable housing in Santa Fe, according to a recently…
Santa Fe losing millions due to short term renting▸
KRQE | June 16, 2019 – Santa Fe may be missing out on millions of dollars because of short term rentals. A Homewise Inc. study found the city is losing out on $3.8 million in lodger…
Weighing short-term rental effect on Santa Fe housing crunch▸
Santa Fe New Mexican | June 15, 2019 – In a city crippled by lack of affordable housing — and lack of housing in general — housing experts long have wondered what impact those 1,600 units, many of them…
