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President Obama delivered a major speech on housing this week in Phoenix, AZ, one of the areas hardest hit by the single family foreclosure crisis. The speech called for not just a better system for homeowners, but for continued investment in affordable rental housing and resources to end homelessness. This matters for Mercy Housing and

By Eva Wingren, Mercy Housing’s Policy Associate To address the big political issues facing our country and their effect on the affordable housing gap, Mercy Housing decided to hold its first Advocacy Day in Washington, DC, with members of the Board of Trustees and senior leadership team. Julie and I, being the boots on the

Pierce & Associates recently provided a $100,000 charitable donation to further the goals of Mercy Housing Lakefront’s ten-year Moving Forward Together campaign. With this new gift, Denis Pierce, Pierce & Associates, and the Pierce Family Foundation have contributed almost $1.4 million over three years to address the regional housing and foreclosure crisis. The economy is

by Eva Wingren, Mercy Housing Policy Associate From the proposed short-funding of Project Based Section 8 to the fiscal cliff, it’s been a scary year for affordable housing. There were some 11th hour victories, such as the extension of the New Markets Tax Credit and the 9% fixed rate for the Housing Credit. However, I

After eight months of searching for an apartment, Vanessa received a phone call from Mercy Housing’s Decatur Place Apartments in Denver.

Throughout the nation, Mercy Housing is taking action to raise awareness about the ever-growing need for quality affordable multifamily rental housing and stabilized communities.

On July 19, Mercy Housing Senior Vice President of Community Impact and Investment Julie Gould shared testimony at the first of four public hearings regarding the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The hearings were held across the country to receive public comments and opinions on whether and how regulations should be revised to better serve the

When Girly Martens came to Mercy Housing’s Mason Apartments last October, it was clear to Resident Services Coordinator, Chadi El-Khoury, that she and her two year old son, Joshua, were in desperate need of help.

Mercy Housing named one of Affordable Housing Finance’s Top Affordable Housing Developers and Owners

Mercy Housing Lakefront welcomed Kurt Rogers to the Board of Directors. Rogers is a passionate proponent for affordable housing and has been a resident at Mercy Housing Lakefront’s Carlton Apartments since 1997.