If America Is Going to Address Housing Affordability, It Needs to Increase Access to Homeownership▸
Urban Institute | June 11, 2021 – Urban Institute – Mike Loftin, Homewise CEO Faced with an affordable housing shortage, policymakers often overlook America’s biggest source of affordable housing: Homeownership. Contrary to popular belief, owning…
Looking for Affordable Housing? UI Says Look to Homeownership▸
Mortgage News Daily | May 25, 2021 – A recent policy brief from the Urban Institute (UI) suggests a radical but common-sense solution for achieving affordable housing – homeownership. UI analyst Mike Loftin says there is no shortage of other…
Episcopal Church’s Economic Justice Loan Committee invests in nine community loan funds▸
Episcopal News Service | May 25, 2021 – Honoring its commitment to share resources in ways that prioritize those who have been disenfranchised and oppressed, The Episcopal Church’s Economic Justice Loan Committee approved nine investments in 2020 totaling…
2020 Community Impact Report▸
Enterprise Bank & Trust | May 24, 2021 – Helping the communities we serve thrive We are pleased to share our 2020 Community Impact Report, which provides data and stories about Enterprise’s various community engagement initiatives, including affordable housing,…
Homeownership Is Affordable Housing▸
Urban Institute | May 20, 2021 – Mike Loftin May 2021 If you are reading this brief, you probably care about the nation’s housing affordability crisis and know something —maybe even a great deal—about today’s residential real…
Instead of rental vouchers, give people shot at owning home▸
Albuquerque Journal | May 10, 2021 – President Joe Biden has consistently stressed the need to address the racial inequity that plagues America. Nowhere is this inequity more pronounced than the wealth gap. The typical Black family…
Let’s Talk [Un]Affordable Housing▸
KUNM | May 6, 2021 – Let’s Talk New Mexico 5/6 8am: Home prices are rising everywhere, but especially in the West. Mortgage interest rates are low, people are free to work remotely, and relocation to places…
Mortgage program can help ABQ homeowners▸
Albuquerque Journal | May 3, 2021 – The COVID-19 pandemic has taken its toll on individuals, families and businesses. It caused a negative economic ripple effect that can be felt by all of us. We know, as…
Five ways that lenders can interrupt racism and provide restorative-justice capital in our communities▸
Press Release | April 26, 2021 – ImpactAlpha – Guest Author | Joe Neri Can community development financial institutions be anti-racist? Don’t answer too quickly. For those familiar with the history of CDFIs, specifically created to align…
Applying spring cleaning to budgets, finances▸
NeighborWorks | April 20, 2021 – It’s Financial Capability Month, a time to highlight the importance of financial education and financial literacy. NeighborWorks America’s network organizations are well aware of the importance of that education on subjects like building…
