Affordable Housing
Bonton Farms is one of the most underreported success stories in Dallas and yet they keep doing their thing — employing the formerly incarcerated, providing fresh food on an urban farm, offering social services, and housing those who otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford a roof over their heads. The latest projects in Bonton are…
We already know that Dallas needs more housing to shelter residents of varying incomes and that the City of Dallas and partners in the private industry are making huge strides to address the affordability crisis. But what we haven’t seen — until last week — was a strategic document outlining methods by which Dallas Housing…
By Bryan TonyGuest Columnist We don’t have to tell you this, but if you live in Dallas County, you know that it is becoming unaffordable — and already is — for many of our residents. Especially for people in some of our most important workforces — school teachers, firefighters, police officers, and those in the…
From Staff Reports Three investors announced last week through LISC Fund Management, LLC, that they’re contributing a combined $15 million to the Dallas Housing Opportunity Fund for affordable housing development across the city. The donations from Charles Schwab Bank, KeyBank, and BOK Financial bring the fund’s total to $41.5 million. Launched in 2022 with $6…
President-elect Donald Trump announced on Friday evening that he’s nominating former Texas lawmaker and D-FW native Scott Turner to head up the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. “Scott will work alongside me to Make America Great Again for EVERY American,” Trump wrote in a statement touting his pick’s accomplishments. Turner, a former NFL…
