by twistaff | Sep 12, 2022 | Housing, TWI in the News
The Memphis and Shelby County Board of Adjustment approved an application from The Works Inc. to build an approximately 6.4-acre subdivision at 667 Richmond Ave. Read more at commercialappeal.com
by twistaff | Jul 18, 2022 | Housing, TWI in the News
Roshun Austin, president and CEO of nonprofit development group The Works, said what is set by HUD as an affordable rate can sometimes be too high for certain real estate submarkets. Read more at commercialappeal.com
by twistaff | Jun 28, 2022 | Housing, TWI in the News
Roshun Austin, president and CEO of The Works Inc., said African Americans are five times more likely to be incarcerated than white people, making them more vulnerable to poor living conditions and lifetimes of crime. Read the full article at...
by twistaff | Jun 22, 2022 | Housing, TWI in the News
An amendment to the Tennessee Neighborhood Preservation Act in 2018 made the Overton Park home rehab (and future ones) possible. The change — called receivership — allowed a plaintiff in Shelby County Environmental Court to file suits directly against properties,...
by twistaff | Jun 7, 2022 | Housing, TWI in the News
Housing experts say some home prices have increased 20% over the last year and rents are up almost that much. And those are just two of the numbers that keeps the folks at The Works, Inc. up at night. Its leader, Roshun Austin says Memphis needs 40,000 new homes and...
by twistaff | Apr 21, 2022 | Housing, TWI in the News
Austin says Memphis needs about 40,000 more affordable housing units or quality homes that residents who make at least 80% below the median income can afford.Read the full article at ActionNews5.com
