I'm a Chicagoan at heart but currently living in the DC area. I'm a graduate student with Virginia Tech's Urban and Regional Planning Program, and I'm interested in everything from the urbanization of suburbs to TOD to community stabilization. During graduate school I worked as a foreclosure prevention counselor with NCRC in Washington. I'm currently interning with NeighborWorks and enjoying meeting fantastic people in the community development field.
Community Development Interests
Community Building and Organization, Economic Revitalization and Workforce Development, Foreclosure Prevention, Land Use and Sustainability, Neighborbood Revitalization, Public Planning, Real Estate Development (Multi-family), Real Estate Development (Single Family)
Years in the Community Development Field
1-3 years
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I second Sarah -- also, I've been hearing some NSP grantees say, more or less, "we have interest but none of the people interested can qualify for a mortgage", and they describe that as a lending problem. To me, that sounds more like a marketing pro…
I noticed these interesting stats at Realtor.org today:
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I like Home Makeover. And, I like adding free architectural, landscaping and decorating assistance with the loan to help homeowners choose high-impact investments and maximize the fixed costs of bringing a contractor out. Geneva, NY offers free arch…
Thanks Vince. At this time, I know non-profits do not have access to RD's loan origination software, UniFi. I'm not sure how much we've discussed the issues of access to CAIVRS in the 502 course.
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