Real estate practitioners play a critical role in expanding access to homeownership, especially for underserved communities.
Tag: CONVERGENCE
How Local Nonprofits are Transforming Housing Markets: Lessons from CONVERGENCE, April 30
Join us for an insightful discussion on how local nonprofit organizations, lenders, and industry professionals are collaborating to address housing supply challenges, expand homeownership opportunities and bridge systemic barriers in housing finance.
CONVERGENCE in Action: Land Expo in Memphis
CONVERGENCE Memphis is unlocking new pathways to affordable homeownership through its Land Expo model–collaborative events that connect emerging developers, public agencies and capital providers around development-ready opportunities in priority neighborhoods.
A CONVERGENCE Initiative Update
The Mortgage Bankers Association recently announced the launch of the CONVERGENCE Collaborative, a new charitable organization to help address the racial homeownership gap. The Collaborative will deploy more than $1 million over each of the next three years to build on the existing network of place-based CONVERGENCE sites focused on expanding minority homeownership.
CONVERGENCE Memphis and United Housing: Making an Impact in Memphis
CONVERGENCE Memphis was recently awarded a $250,000 grant from the Tennessee Housing Development Agency. This funding will fuel efforts to expand affordable housing opportunities in the community, focusing on key CONVERGENCE Memphis neighborhoods Frayser, Glenview, and Whitehaven.
MBA and Others Launch CONVERGENCE Collaborative to Address the Racial Homeownership Gap
The Mortgage Bankers Association and 13 leading industry stakeholders announced the formation of the CONVERGENCE Collaborative, a coordinated effort to identify and develop solutions to help close the racial homeownership gap.
MBA, 13 Mortgage Industry Companies and Trade Groups Launch CONVERGENCE Collaborative to Address the Racial Homeownership Gap
The Mortgage Bankers Association and 13 leading industry stakeholders announced the formation of the CONVERGENCE Collaborative, a coordinated effort to identify and develop solutions to help close the racial homeownership gap.
MBA Affordable Housing Partner Spotlight: Loretta Williamson of Truist
(One in a recurring series about CONVERGENCE, the Mortgage Bankers Association’s affordable housing initiative.)
MBA Affordable Housing Partner Spotlight: Loretta Williamson of Truist
(One in a recurring series about CONVERGENCE, the Mortgage Bankers Association’s affordable housing initiative.)
The Power of Investing in Public-Private Partnerships: Katelynn Harris Walker
Navigating the complexities of financing, regulatory compliance and market dynamics in real estate finance requires more than just individual effort; it demands a robust collaborative framework. Public-private partnerships are essential to this.