By Megan Neff and Susan Bond Since it’s National Volunteer Week, we’d like to highlight Susan Bond, Next Step AmeriCorps VISTA, and get her take on the value of volunteering. Susan comes from Kingsport, Tennessee. She received a full tuition … Continue reading
Since the end of last year, our Network Member in Eatontown, NJ, Affordable Housing Alliance, has been rebuilding their community after Hurricane Sandy stormed through. As you know from our previous update, part of this rebuilding is taking place in … Continue reading
Editor’s Note: This is the first post in a series that will clarify our guiding set of principles for doing business that we call the Next Step System. By educating key partners and stakeholders outside the Network, we aim to … Continue reading
A new study from CFED, Toward a Sustainable and Responsible Expansion of Affordable Mortgages for Manufactured Homes, reports findings from analyzing actual loan performance data —accounting for more than $1.7 billion in manufactured home mortgages – from a number of … Continue reading
Next Step is on a team that’s one of four finalists in the Lowering the Cost of Housing Competition! The competition, co-sponsored by Deutsche Bank and Enterprise, prompted entrants to submit innovative designs that support the creation of affordable housing … Continue reading