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Welcome to the NEF, Inc. News Room, your source for the latest information about what we are doing in the afforable housing market.

$90MM Green Housing Development for Low-Income Families in La Quinta, CA

More than 200 low-income families have the opportunity to live in new, high-quality affordable housing with this week’s grand opening of Wolff Waters Place, a $90MM green development near Palm Springs designed for families earning 35-50 percent of the area median income. Read more.

Hagan Named New President at AHTCC

The Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition (AHTCC) has elected Joseph S. Hagan-temp imagepresident and CEO of National Equity Fund, Inc. (NEF)-as its new president. Hagan succeeds Ronne Thielen, managing director of affordable housing at Centerline Capital Group, who was at the AHTCC helm for the last three years. Read more.

LISC/NEF Help Bring Supportive Housing to Milwaukee

LISC and NEF helped fund one of the first permanent supportive housing projects in Milwaukee. Prairie Apartments was made possible in part through $3.6 million in LIHTC equity from the NEF, Inc. and a $50K green grant from LISC and The Home Depot Foundation. Milwaukee LISC's Leo Ries and NEF's Debbie Burkart are quoted in this Affordable Housing Finance article.

Morgan Stanley Launches $110 Million Commitment for Affordable Housing

Morgan Stanley's investment with NEF is expected to have total economic impact of more than $500 million, create 6,500 jobs and provide 3,300 homes for low-income families, seniors and special needs residents. Read more.

Goldman Sachs to Invest $61 Million in Affordable Housing

The Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group announced an investment of $61 million to support the preservation of more than 500 affordable rental homes for low-income New Yorkers. The investment will go to the New York Equity Fund (NYEF) and represents the largest single investment in the fund’s history. Read more.

Featured Project: Verne Barry Place

Verne Barry Place

Verne Barry Place is a creative example of building preservation and adaptation in Grand Rapids, Mich., designed to meet the needs of some of the area’s lowest-income residents. NEF invested $13.5 million on behalf of eight investors to fund this impressive "green" development.

The 116-unit supportive housing project, developed by Dwelling Place, Inc., features seven commercial spaces and serves homeless residents, including veterans.

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NEF has invested $7.5 billion of equity that has helped build 109,000 homes in 1,800 projects across America.


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