A Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge has ruled that the Social Development Commission’s property corporation defaulted on mortgage payments for its North Avenue buildings and faces foreclosure .
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‘A critical path’: SDC leaders discuss next steps to keep agency alive
Leaders of the Social Development Commission say continuing to get funding from the state as a community action agency is their priority for keeping the social services agency in business.
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SDC’s North Avenue buildings face foreclosure risk
Forward Community Investments launched foreclosure proceedings against SD Properties Inc. and the Social Development Commission last week for defaulting on mortgage payments.
Posted inCommunity, Housing
‘They help us find a common ground’: How Mediate Milwaukee serves tenants and landlords
Mediate Milwaukee, 1915 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, is a nonprofit that provides free mediation services for tenants and landlords.
Posted inCarousel, Home, Housing, Neighborhoods, News
RICH program supports home ownership as city expands revitalization efforts
The city shifts its focus from demolition and launches new programs and funding to support neighborhood rehabilitation.
Posted inCarousel, Economic Development, Home, Housing, Layton Boulevard West, Neighborhoods, News, South
Renters move in to vacant properties through ‘Rent to Own Homes’ project
Nearly a dozen renters have moved into foreclosed homes that are part of the Rent to Own Homes program in the Layton Boulevard West neighborhood. The project is a finalist for a MANDI.
Posted inCarousel, Community, Economic Development, Home, Housing, Metcalfe Park, Neighborhoods, News, North
Metcalfe Park community wrestles with housing, jobs
Foreclosed properties and job training were the top concerns raised by residents at a recent Metcalfe Park community forum.
Posted inCarousel, Home, Housing, Neighborhoods, News
Milwaukee evidence added to complaint against U.S. Bank
A federal administrative complaint filed by the National Fair Housing Alliance accuses the bank of marketing and maintaining foreclosed houses better in white neighborhoods than in non-white neighborhoods.
Posted inCarousel, Home, Housing, Neighborhoods, News, North, Sherman Park
Milwaukee Rising sets high goals for Sherman Park
After successfully rehabbing about three dozen blighted Sherman Park houses, Milwaukee Rising has incorporated to raise funds from individual and corporate donors to continue its stabilization effort.
Posted inCarousel, Community, Home, Housing, Neighborhoods, News, Washington Park, West
Washington Park Partners offers ‘doorbuster’ on foreclosed homes
The Washington Park Partners Housing Committee used a drawing to select potential buyers for three foreclosed homes at the organization’s annual meeting. Even with the work that needs to be done on the houses, they are a real bargain.