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Almas Muscatwalla is a new board member for DHA.

Almas Muscatwalla is a new board member for DHA [Photo: courtesy of DHA]

DHA, Housing Solutions of North Texas Adds New Board Member

by | Jan 24, 2023

DHA, Housing Solutions for North Texas announced the appointment of community leader Almas Muscatwalla to its board of commissioners by Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson.

“DHA welcomes Almas Muscatwalla to our increasingly diverse and engaged board of commissioners,” Troy Broussard, president and chief executive officer of DHA, said in a statement. “We appreciate the mayor’s intentional focus on adding community leaders to our board who are invested in improving the affordable housing landscape across the seven counties DHA serves,” he concluded....

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Bank of America Contributes Nearly $4M to North Texas Nonprofits in 2022
by | Dec 28, 2022
Bank of America has donated nearly $4 million to North Texas nonprofits this year, including local food banks and two 2022 Bank of America Neighborhood Builder® awardees.
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The Last Word: OHG’s Lauren Seaver on City of Dallas Acquiring Briscoe Apartments for $82M for Mixed-Income Housing
by | Dec 19, 2022
The city of Dallas announced last week that it has spent $82 million through the Dallas Housing Finance Corporation to acquire The Briscoe, a 322-unit class-A multifamily property at 12639 Coit Road in North Dallas. The Briscoe was previously charging tenants full market-rate rents. Now it will reserve 161 units for residents earning at or below 80% of the area median income. Current residents who qualify will see their rents reduced at their next lease renewal, saving an average of $222 a month, or $2,659 a year. 
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15 Developers of Color Present Affordable Housing Projects in Dallas Equitable Development Initiative Pitch
by | Nov 21, 2022
Capital Impact Partners launched the initiative in Dallas last April to unleash talent that is ready to work with local neighborhoods for uplifting solutions.

One developer is already putting finishing touches on 26 affordable homes this year.
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Rendering of entrance to a Homz community. [Image: Homz]

Frisco Startup Homz Launches to Address Housing Shortage With Urban Communities Across the U.S.

by | Jul 28, 2022
Over the next five years, Homz wants to break ground on 50 communities across the country. The mixed-use projects would include build-to-rent single-family homes and four multifamily brands that are designed to meet the needs of renters at "each stage of their lives."

The company's leaders say they're focused on a triple bottom line approach to building sustainable, attainable housing communities.
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Executive Director of DFW’s Urban Land Institute: How CRE Professionals Can Help Build ‘Sustainable, Thriving Communities’
by | Apr 7, 2022

As the relatively new executive director of the Urban Land Institute Dallas-Fort Worth, Tamela Thornton promotes dialogues and actions in commercial real estate that lead to transformed communities. ...

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Mattye Gouldsby Jones on Opportunities in Affordable Housing in Dallas-Fort Worth
by | Mar 16, 2022
There's interest by developers from across the country to build affordable housing here, says Jones, a director at Coats Rose and public policy chair at The Real Estate Council.

Stakeholders can embrace the opportunity, the attorney says. The investment in affordable housing "will be catalytic and will beget economic vibrancy."
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John Siburt

CitySquare is Building “a More Equitable Future” for Dallas by Creating Affordable Housing—and Showing How Real Estate Professionals Can Help Drive Change

by | Oct 27, 2020
From tiny homes and modern shipping container housing to job training, healthcare services and a food pantry, CitySquare is turning poverty into hope.
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Frito Lay’s Joan Cetera [DI composite. Photo: Frito Lay]
Q+A: PepsiCo Foods North America’s Joan Cetera on Frito-Lay’s Local Community Efforts
by | Jul 16, 2020
Through Southern Dallas Thrives and Frito-Lay's collaboration with Volunteers of America, the Plano-based company continues to support causes in the Dallas region and beyond.
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