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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

BD+C

“Eleven million people in this country are paying more than half of their income for rent, and these are low-income people,” says Richard Burns, CEO of the NHP Foundation, a national not-for-profit provider of affordable housing. Many of these people are one medical bill or one car breakdown away from being homeless,” Burns adds.

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Walk on By? If You're Ignoring Waste, It's at Your Own Expense

Pro Builder

The result is a significant squeeze on home builder margins, especially compared with the sky-high profit levels of the COVID years. Take a Look During my first month in home building, 34 years ago, I experienced the dumpster dive to end all dumpster dives led by Mike Rhoads, VP of construction for Pulte’s Chicago division.

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