Investing in Social Impact
In these times of shifting economic sands, clever people who want to improve the housing picture are coming up with new ways to get the resources needed to make change…
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Humbled
Several weeks ago, out the the blue, we received a phone call from one of our home buyers. Last year, she and her family closed on their new home last…
Fair Housing Month-and a half
Here at Piedmont Housing, we can never get enough of a good thing, and this time of year, it is Fair Housing Month. For the past 15 years, since the…
Healthy Places
The US Centers for Disease Control are often in the news for potential outbreaks of deadly diseases, and, more recently, on the issue of gun violence as a public health…
1 in 4 families paying > than 50% for rent=??
11.25 million households. That’s how many U.S. families are paying more than 50% of their take home pay for housing. As an article in the Minnesota Star Tribune reports, the…
Home is a Financial Safe Harbor
Sometimes you meet people who, simply by telling you their story, help you appreciate the life you have been given. For me, Afrah Almalham is one of these. A young…