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Dallas Housing Policy Amended to Fill More Financing Gaps For Affordable Home Construction

By April Towery / February 27, 2024 /

…One Gap, Mendelsohn Says Mendelsohn outlined in a Feb. 14 Dallas City Council meeting her concerns with amending the program guidelines. “The Dallas Homebuyer Assistance Program and the Land Transfer…

Memorandum Outlines Plans to Clean Up Messy Dallas Housing Programs Criticized by Local Builders

By April Towery / January 8, 2024 /

…receiving homebuyer assistance through the Dallas Homebuyer Assistance Program (DHAP).” Federal Programs Create Challenges For Developers After District 12 Councilwoman Cara Mendelsohn said in the Nov. 14 meeting that she…

Dallas Officials Say Federally Funded Housing Programs Are Too Challenging For Developers

By April Towery / December 4, 2023 /

…pencil.” To complicate matters further, the Land Transfer Program’s resale provisions conflict with the Dallas Homebuyer Assistance Program deed restrictions due to the amount of direct subsidy provided to the…

James Armstrong’s Builders of Hope Takes on Affordable Housing

By April Towery / July 20, 2023 /

…all. That is what we have to fix.” https://candysdirt.com/2023/03/07/dallas-program-aims-to-protect-neighborhoods-against-displacement-but-hurdles-make-it-hard-for-seniors/ More Than Affordable Housing Armstrong’s personal experience allowed him to see the impact that accessible affordable housing can have on Dallas…

Should Dallas’ Development Incentive Funds go Toward ‘For-Sale’ Homes Instead of Apartments?

By April Towery / March 28, 2023 /

…communities, and stability. Those surveyed said they wanted more funds allocated to the Senior Home Repair Program, Home Improvement Preservation Program, and Dallas Homebuyer Assistance Program. Divvying up The Mixed-Income…