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Demetrious’s beautiful home is situated in the heart of Beloit’ city center district, positioned north of downtown and just east of Rock River. Her neighborhood consists of single-family homes …
Continue Reading about A Sense of Pride: The Journey to Housing Stability Through Homeownership →
At Acts, we're not just talking about determination; we're celebrating it. It's that unwavering commitment to achieving goals, even in the face of challenges that defines the families that work with …
Potential homeowners often start their search for their dream home with a list - non negotiables that their dream home must have; two bedrooms with a garage, duplex and a fenced yard, a safe …
Continue Reading about Finding the Right Home With the Acts Homebuying Team Behind You →
Charlicia, or Char, Brown lived in the Metcalfe Park neighborhood with her three boys for 12 years. Char rented her home since 2011, until she realized, through a unique partnership between the City …
Continue Reading about Renting to Owning: 12 years in Metcalfe Park →
Milwaukee, like many communities across the country, is experiencing a shortage of affordable housing. Out of state predatory investors are taking over entire neighborhoods of Milwaukee. They are …
Continue Reading about Renting to Home Rehab: Idella Samuels Journey →
Since 1995, over 3,500 families have successfully become homeowners after using some or all of Acts Housing’s programs and services. According to a 2023 study* of property record data, Acts families …
Continue Reading about Sustainable Homeownership: Is the Acts model really working? →
We are pledged to the letter and spirit of the U.S. policy for the achievement of equal housing opportunity throughout the nation. We encourage and support an affirmative advertising and marketing program in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.
