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Deidre DeJear to lead Oakridge Neighborhood

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Deidre DeJear will serve as the next president and CEO of Oakridge Neighborhood, the nonprofit housing and human services agency announced Tuesday.

DeJear will start in October. She will assume the position previously …

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Veridian’s Racial Economic Equity Incubator receives national recognition

Veridian Credit Union was recently recognized for work leading a Racial Economic Equity (REE) Incubator with community partners in Waterloo. Veridian is one of nine credit unions across the U.S. leading REE Incubators designed to …

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62 housing projects proposed in Iowa awarded state housing tax credits

Hubbell Realty Co.’s 135-unit Linc IV Apartments in Gray’s Station received $1 million in Iowa Workforce Housing Tax Credits. The project will be located south of Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway and west of Southwest…
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Dupaco announces partnership to provide down payment assistance

Dupaco Credit Union has announced it will provide down payment assistance through Fannie Mae’s HomeReady Loan Down Payment Assistance program. The program will provide $2,500 to eligible homebuyers, which can be used as a credit …

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Historic Peak Mansion acquired by Invest DSM

The two-story house at 1080 22nd St. is among the properties recently acquired by Invest DSM. The house, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, was built in 1900. The photo above shows…
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Invest DSM acquires 10 rental properties in Drake neighborhood

Invest DSM has purchased 10 properties east of Drake Park, including the ones shown above at 1079 and 1077 23rd St. The nonprofit plans on renovating the houses. Photo by John Retzlaff

Invest DSM has purchased …

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A look at the Des Moines area home building market

Home buyers unable to find existing homes to purchase are turning to new construction, a more readily available option in a tight market.

In the first six months of 2024, 25% of houses sold in …

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Dupaco joins Federal Home Loan Bank in program to make homeownership more affordable for some borrowers

Dupaco Credit Union and Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines have partnered on the Mortgage Rate Relief program, which can provide eligible members with a reduced-rate mortgage. The Mortgage Rate Relief program provides $25 …

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Drake neighborhood seeing return of single-family homes

About four years ago, a new job brought Jena and Nick Ott to Des Moines from Indianapolis, where they had lived in a house that was more than 100 years old.

The couple, who have …

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Housing trust award $400,000 in grants to 11 programs

The Polk County Housing Trust Fund’s board of directors this month has awarded $400,000 in grants to 11 programs through the trust’s Community Investment grantmaking program. The money that was awarded helps programs that support …