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Detroit Neighborhood Housing Compact February Newsletter
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February Agendas
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Rental Work Group: COMBINED WITH HOMEOWNERSHIP (No 9:00am mtg. for Feb!)
The Michigan Saves Lead Fund presentation is relevant to both work groups. We encourage Rental Work Group members to join us at 10:45 at the Homeownership Work Group. Link below.
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Homeownership Work Group: Tues. Jan 18 | 10:45am – 12:15pm
- Compact Updates
- Presentation: Michigan Saves Lead Fund and Home Repair Loan Products by Todd Parker, Director of Programs at Michigan Saves
- Update: Home Repair Resource Guide Update—Jess Yan, Research Assistant, UofM Poverty Solutions & Data Analyst, Homelessness Prevention at UCHC
- Partner Updates
Open the Homeownership Work Group Zoom meeting link by clicking here.
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January Meeting Recaps & Compact Updates
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Q1 Housing Compact Advisory Committee Meeting
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In January, the Compact Advisory Committee met for the first of their quarterly meetings. Highlights from the Ecosystem tracker were shared— 30+ ongoing programs, policies, initiatives, and pieces of research in the housing system that will impact cost burden, homeownership rates, and housing quality in the next several years. DFC shared a framework document laying out a work plan for the year. Committee members ideated around strategies to work toward increasing homeownership and housing quality.
January Rental Work Group : Thousands of Vacant Detroit Homes Rehabbed & Occupied Amidst Pandemic by Alex Alsup, Rocket Community Fund
Using USPS data as well as Google Street View imagery and in-person surveys, Alex Alsup explores an unprecedented and rapid decline in vacant houses in Detroit as a result of new rehab & re-occupancy activity during the pandemic. Alex found a net increase of 5,000+ occupied homes since the beginning of the Pandemic. Click here for the Jan. Rental Work group presentation PDF.
January Homeownership Work Group : The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) Presentation by Chris Garland, National Community Stabilization Trust
Every community has neighborhoods in which homes are in poor condition and property values are too low to support new construction or substantial renovation. The lack of move-in ready homes makes it difficult to attract or retain homebuyers, causing property values to decline. NHIA would break this stalemate by creating a federal tax credit that covers the gap between the cost of building or renovating homes and the price at which they can be sold, thus making renovation and new home construction possible. Chris Garland shared a summary of NHIA and its potential implication for neighborhoods in Detroit, and answered questions about how act could move forward even if BBB doesn’t pass. Click here for the Jan. Homeownership Work group presentation PDF
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Announcements and Resources
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Protect Housing Investments in BBB!
The original Build Back Better Act includes a $150 billion investment in affordable housing, BUT negotiations in Congress are taking place now and funding for housing programs is at risk of being cut. Take action: Contact your elected officials to ensure these housing resources remain! Talking points are available in the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s toolkit.
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Right to Counsel Community Mtg. Feb. 10th
Join the Detroit Right to Counsel Coalition Thu. Feb 10 to learn about the impacts of eviction on Detroiters and neighborhoods, the social and economic benefits of a Right to Counsel, updates on the movement for a Right to Counsel in Detroit, plus how to take action!
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Urban Consulate: Building an Equitable City
Are we building an equitable city where housing is a right and property ownership is within reach? Get inspired and learn from Cincinnati. Join host Naimah Bilal at The Mercantile Library in Cincinnati to watch & discuss “Urban Consulate Presents”, exploring how Black city-builders are rethinking development, from prioritizing affordable housing, to expanding access to capital, to confronting the legacy of redlining and displacement. Live screening & dialogue will take place Tue. Feb. 15 @ 7pm ET, TV broadcast premieres Thu. Feb. 17 @ 8pm.
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Home Repair Resource Guide Update
Poverty Solutions has updated its Home Repair Resource Guide — a document that compiles existing home repair resources available in the city of Detroit — with the most recent information about program eligibility and offerings. Each quarter, Poverty Solutions will reach out to organizations currently listed in the guide to solicit input on changes that should be reflected in the document.
If your organization has changes, contact Karen Ann Kling at kotzen@umich.edu.
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Financial help for Homeowners experiencing pandemic-related hardship
Michigan Homeowner Assistance Fund (MIHAF) was established to mitigate hardships associated with the coronavirus pandemic by providing funds to prevent homeowner mortgage delinquencies, defaults, foreclosure, loss of utilities or home energy services and displacements of homeowners experiencing financial hardship.
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Free Income Tax Preparation
Wayne Metro’s Free Tax Preparation Program: IRS-certified preparers offer FREE income tax return preparation and electronic filing for current and/or prior years.
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Applications due February 18
Applications are open for “Better Buildings, Better Blocks” are now open! Interested in resident-led real estate development? Apply by Feb.18, 2022.
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Opinion: Detroit has once-in-a-lifetime chance to spur home ownership
In January, Trina Shanks, David Palmer and Hector Hernandez contributed an opinion piece in the Detroit Free Press: “Detroit’s single family housing market is in dire need of new ideas and programs to make home ownership more available to median income households. The conventional mortgage market is not working in the city, and has not worked for many years.”
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Call for Session Proposals for CCP’s 2022 Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference
The Center for Community Progress is seeking session proposals for the 2022 Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference in Chicago, Illinois on September 7–9, 2022. Session proposals are due Thursday, March 3, 2022. The conference explores the latest strategies to address vacant, abandoned, and deteriorated properties, bringing together urban, suburban, and rural leaders under the theme “Responding to Crisis: Building an Equitable and Resilient Future.”
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Data Driven Detroit: Housing Information Portal
The Housing Information Portal serves as a centralized source of information about housing and neighborhood-related demographics in Detroit and beyond. Click on the “Learn More” button below to explore all types of housing data!
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