This week Up for Growth published 2023 Housing Underproduction™ in the U.S. The organization’s web page does a great job of highlighting national drivers, trends, and history of US housing underproduction. In the coming weeks, we will look at this underproduction in greater detail, specifically, what does it mean in the Midwest, Illinois, Northern Illinois, and my hometown of Rockford, IL, […]
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Good News Rockford!
Are we ready to grow? That takes your voice. By Ronald ClewerApril 27, 2024 Any time we can celebrate good news, we should! This past Thursday, the Wall Street Journal and Realtor.com published an article, Rockford Is Now America’s Top Housing Market After an Improbable Turnaround. The two organizations rank metro areas according to real-estate […]
Read MoreRHDC Breaks Ground on new PlatFORM Group Name, Celebrates Upcoming Groundbreaking for new Affordable Housing Solutions
A key community meeting was held Wednesday, January 24 marking the occasion. Held at the West Side Church of God in Christ, the meeting was hosted by Lead Pastor Maurice West, Sr, and his son, State Rep Maurice West alongside Jerry Lumpkins, PlatFORM Group Board Chairman and David Sidney, Place Foundry Founder & CEO. […]
Read MoreCheap Housing. Affordable Housing. What Does it Mean and Why We Need to Pay Attention.
What happens when cheap housing takes the place of affordable housing? What happens when cheap housing is not affordable anymore? These are questions I research, observe, and aim to change in many of the communities I work in. Prior to the peak of our current U.S. affordable housing crisis – note, I would argue we […]
Read MoreHousing IS Infrastructure
If you have been following my Substack column, or my LinkedIn posts, you may have deduced that I am a housing advocate through and through. You may also deduce that I am a City of Rockford proponent and cheerleader. As a Rockfordian by choice, I recognize the amazing assets we have as a community. I also recognize that we have issues […]
Read MoreA Reflection on Atlanta – Housing. People. Neighborhoods. Daring to Dream. Thinking Differently.
Over this past week, I was asked to participate in planning a national association’s future. How may we affect and influence the future of housing and community development in our nation? It was an honor to be at the table and tapped as a subject matter expert for this effort. To inspire us to think […]
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