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LOCAL HOUSING PROJECTS: DO THEY ALIGN WITH YOUR MARKET & NEEDS?
Sheri Alber • April 21, 2022
Local Housing Projects: Do they align with your market and needs?
Cliff Mesner, Mesner Development, presented on the post-World War II American housing was driven by the housing needs of nuclear families (a married couple with children under the age of 18), the nation’s leading demographic. In 1950, these families represented 43% of our households;
Today, nuclear families account for 20% of America’s households. Unprecedented shifts in demographics and lifestyle have redefined who we are—and how we want to live. The leading category today is single adults living alone accounting for 28% of all America’s households. Second leading category today is couples accounting for another 25% of all America’s households.
Dana Village in Blair, Nebraska is a unique project that shows how one man can change the world. Through a need to rid the Omaha area of homelessness, Ed Shada embarked on a journey to start Dana Village. Learn how one man is making a difference in Eastern Nebraska, assisting kids ageing out of the foster care system to get on their feet and find a path that works for them.
Spark’s mission is to help profoundly transform disinvested neighborhoods into prosperous and thriving communities. Communities like North Omaha have vacant, scattered infill lots that have remained dormant for years. The underlying economics that make development in distressed communities unprofitable remain unchanged. Hear how SPARK is activating an army of small-scale, mission-oriented, entrepreneurial developers with intimate local knowledge.
Spotlight - Trades on the Move: Hear from Michelle Lubken with Hamilton Communication as she spotlight a new program coming out the Central Region for 6 Regions 1 Nebraska.
In the January, 2025 HomeNE webinar you will hear the story of Wood River, from where they started to where they are going and everything along the way. Sara Arnett highlights the current Nebraska Affordable Housing Trust Fund Project that is currently underway, then touches on the projects that brought this to this point.
