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WinnCompanies announced it is launching a Housing Stability Program designed to cut eviction rates in half across the company’s owned and managed national apartment portfolio during the next five years, starting with a 25 percent reduction in 2021.

Local Initiatives Support Corporation announced that President and CEO Maurice A. Jones will leave the organization in March to take the helm of a new corporate venture focused on career pathways for Black Americans. Jones will remain on the board of directors as LISC moves forward with an ambitious agenda to address disparities based on race, class, gender and geography, the announcement said.

Law firm Applegate & Thorne-Thomsen PC has named several new team members. Joining as associates are Jordan Bryant, Charity Fort, and Ben Meyer.

Berkadia announced the continued expansion of its affordable housing platform with the addition of three mortgage bankers based in the Southeast. Managing Directors Jeff Lawrence, Heather Olson and Matthew Baptiste bring an average of 18 years of affordable housing financing experience to Berkadia’s robust Affordable debt platform, the company said in a press release. The […]

WinnCompanies said it has promoted six executives to top positions within the company’s financial, accounting, development and military housing leadership following their performance in 2020.

Following long tenures at two of the housing industry’s leading accounting and syndication companies, Bob Moss and David Gasson announced they are forming MG Housing Strategies (MGHS). In an announcement, the pair said they will bring their combined experience of 35 years in public policy and affordable housing to work in Washington, DC.

USA Properties Fund Inc. said in an announcement it is celebrating its 40th anniversary of creating outstanding communities – providing much-needed quality housing for residents, developing life-changing social-services programs, and investing in and revitalizing neighborhoods in California and Nevada.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON (Jan. 29, 2021) – National Housing & Rehabilitation Association (NH&RA) today sent a letter to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs leadership supporting President Joe Biden’s nomination of Rep. Marcia Fudge to serve as secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). “We are in […]

The Michaels Organization announced it is expanding its leadership team with the addition of a new Vice President of Acquisitions, Kunal Chothani. TMO said in a press release that Chothani will focus on affordable acquisitions as well as identifying land for new affordable development opportunities.

CREA, LLC announced Anthony Richardson as the newest member of its syndications team. In this newly created position, Richardson will be responsible for New York Syndications; in addition, he will act as a liaison between the CREA’s Syndications and Acquisitions departments, the company said in a statement.

Red Stone Equity Partners, LLC announced three new additions to their management team.

National Equity Fund, Inc. (NEF) said it has named Mark Furey vice president of originations to lead NEF’s work with community-focused developers in the Southeast to structure deals, connect with capital and move forward with construction on Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) projects. Furey was most recently director of acquisitions with Berkadia Affordable Tax Credit Solutions.