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Acts Housing awarded $299,000 for rehabilitating and reselling affordable homes

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GazetteXtra | Janesville-

The Janesville Community Development Authority has given the green light to $299,000 in HOME Investment Partnership funds for a Milwaukee-based nonprofit to create a ‘revolving fund’ to purchase, rehabilitate and resell affordable single-family homes.

Housing Services Director Kelly Bedessem said the funds will support individual affordable housing projects and grow generational wealth, but pointed out that they’ll do little to address the entire scope of Janesville’s affordable housing needs.

Acts Housing expands its toolkit with federal designation, tax credits

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BizTimes | Milwaukee—

Nonprofit Acts Housing today announced it reached its $26.4 million fundraising goal for its Opening Doors Campaign, which launched in 2022. The transformational capital campaign aims to reshape the local housing landscape and expand home ownership opportunities, especially for families with low to moderate incomes.

Acts Housing can ‘dream a little bit bigger’ after landing federal financing to renovate, sell homes

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The Business Journal | Milwaukee—

Acts Housing has secured an $8 million federal
financing package that will help the nonprofit

acquire, rehabilitate and sell 42 homes to low-
and moderate-income buyers across Milwaukee.

The nonprofit long has existed to help families
purchase houses. It offers counseling, lending and
real estate services, and, in 2023, it began buying
and selling directly to homebuyers as a way to
compete with out-of-state investors.

Acts Housing to expand services in Beloit, Rock County

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Beloit Daily News | BELOIT — Acts Housing, a nonprofit organization that helps first-time homebuyer find affordable options for their first home, is expanding services in Beloit and Rock County thanks to nearly $2 million in new funding.

$2 million in funding fuels Acts Housing expansion in Rock County

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BizTimes | MILWAUKEE A Milwaukee nonprofit organization focused on expanding access to homeownership is growing its footprint in southern Wisconsin after securing nearly $2 million in new funding.

Acts Housing announced Thursday that it will expand services across Rock County and launch a new initiative in Beloit aimed at increasing affordable homeownership opportunities. The funding comes from several sources, including the Hendricks Family Foundation, Beloit 200 and the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation.

Milwaukee’s Acts Housing helps people ‘buy a home, build a community’

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WUWM 89.7 FM | MILWAUKEE — It’s no secret that in the City of Milwaukee, out-of-state investors and hedge funds have been buying up housing inventory to turn into rentals.

The nonprofit Acts Housing is taking a comprehensive approach to counter that trend, and get more Milwaukeeans owning their own homes.

Acts Housing hits $26.4 million goal to boost Milwaukee homeownership

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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Milwaukee—

The nonprofit set out on an ambitious goal in 2022. It wanted to reshape the local housing landscape and expand homeownership opportunities for low- to moderate-income families. To achieve that, it launched the Opening Doors Campaign, a $26.4 million fundraising effort that year.

On March 11, the 32-year-old organization announced it reached its fundraising goal.

Acts Housing completes $26 million capital campaign

A family of five, dressed casually, walks hand-in-hand on the grass in front of a blue house with white trim and flowers near the steps.

BizTimes | Milwaukee—

Milwaukee nonprofit Acts Housing has completed a $26.4 million capital campaign aimed at expanding homeownership opportunities and increasing the supply of affordable housing in the city.

The organization announced Wednesday that it reached its fundraising goal for the Opening Doors Campaign, which launched in 2022. The campaign supports new housing acquisition efforts and expanded mortgage lending for families who may face barriers to traditional home financing.

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