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Homeowners Form New ROC With Innovative Private/Public Financing Collaboration
On Nov. 13, with an unprecedented commitment from local officials, the homeowners of Riverside Terrace, a manufactured housing community about four miles south of downtown San Antonio, purchased their neighborhood for $3 million and renamed it Mission Trail Community Association.
Heirs Property and Foreclosure: How LISC is Helping Solve the “Biggest Problem Most People Have Never Heard Of”
A deeply reported article in the Miami Herald highlights LISC Jacksonville’s crucial role in supporting Black families with heirs’ property problems, helping them sort out titling issues, avoid the threat of foreclosure and find home maintenance resources. As Dr. Irvin Cohen, executive director of LISC Jax, describes it, for many Black families, solving heirs property …
Why San Antonio is investing in houses on the verge of condemnation instead of demolishing them
The first house to be repaired through the city’s Operation Rebuild pilot program, which secured $1 million in city funds in 2021 to save homes slated for city-ordered demolition, was completed on San Antonio's Southwest Side.