Building stronger neighborhoods, creating successful homeowners, and developing quality, affordable housing throughout Great Falls

Great Falls, Montana
Joined August 2010
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Rent increases are reaching historic highs across the country. @awbhart explores steps leaders can take to ensure the crisis doesn’t further hurt the groups most vulnerable to economic & rental shocks. urbn.is/3qO8vBH
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As a parent, Tasha Oliverson says that wanting to create a safe space for her own child has motivated her activism. bit.ly/3Ht3LHC #CommunityLeader
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Worried about making your mortgage payments? Or are you already behind? Our Senior Vice President of National Initiatives Lee Anne Adam and a financial consultant at @TCAsolutions offer advice. wapo.st/3u7EUny #FinancialHealth #homeownership
Build-to-rent developers & single-family rental investors note increase in rental housing helps more people get into homes they want. But some run into a swell of NIMBYism making it difficult for them to create new for-rent neighborhoods via @Bisnow bit.ly/3JzH2e5
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“If we want to be creative about how to solve the housing crisis we should be thinking outside the box and we should be thinking about what models we can use to create a different way of providing people with housing,” says @eva_rosen. bit.ly/3JKyNvE
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As the nation grapples with affordability pressures & an eviction crisis exacerbated by the pandemic, understanding small-scale landlords’ role in maintaining affordability & navigating evictions is critical. urbn.is/3phesan
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The current housing market is not sustainable. Rising prices shut out entry-level homeowners, and there aren't enough homes. We need federal investments that address our housing supply and support #homeaffordability for individuals and families. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Thank you @WellsFargo for investing in homebuyer education & down payment assistance through our LIFT programs! All week-long, we'll be celebrating LIFT's 10th anniversary and how this collaboration has helped thousands of eligible homebuyers across the U.S. #FinancialFuture
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With rent prices soaring, policymakers must consider doing more to help people buy homes. For homeowners, the biggest part of their housing expense, the mortgage payment, is fixed, so they end up being better off than renters. @MorrisatLarge fortune.com/2022/01/25/renta…
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Business Bites: GFDA releases housing needs study; new casino planned for 10th Avenue South; Family Promise opening new shelter; GFPS hosting orchestra festival; Central Catholic gets donation for scholarship; AWARE working on office space; life coach… theelectricgf.com/2022/02/03…
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Reporting on NHPF survey by @mattrothstein via @Bisnow - Americans forced into financial co-living - exposes ills of overcrowding: abuse, depression & in worst cases unsafe conditions resulting in fires making the news recently. bisnow.com/national/news/mul…
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NeighborWorks network organizations, by listening to their communities, have found creative ways to adaptively reuse buildings & convert buildings into new #AffordableHomes. bit.ly/3r30Gs5
We have a lot of work to do in 2022. On Tuesday, I'll be live right here on Twitter Spaces to hear your priorities and answer your questions. Set a reminder and start adding your questions in the comments ⬇ xitter.cf/i/spaces/1mrGmazwWQBGy
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Hi, everyone! My name is Morgan. I'm a recent first-time homebuyer and the previous NeighborWorks Lincoln class instructor. Here are my two top tips on budgeting! 1/5 #nwl #LNK #homebuyingtips #budgeting #finance #homebuyers #homebuyer #homeowner #homeownershiptips #nebraska
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Wondering when the right time to buy a home is? See what Ken, @homewisenm Outreach Manager has to say. Thinking about buying a home? Click here: homewise.org/buy-a-home #faq #tips #video #homewise #financialfitness #homebuyer #buyingahome #homeowner #credit #askus
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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” -MLK
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Homeowners typically pay about 10 percentage points less of their income on housing than renters. The key to addressing affordable housing, and closing the racial wealth gap along with it, is homeownership.
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"One of our important principles in our recommendations is doing this in partnership with the Native-led organizations. We're not trying to take their place; we're trying to strengthen their position." bit.ly/322kDFj #WhenMoneyIsRed #partnerships
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