There are 8 article(s) tagged Tennessee Housing Development Agency:

• February 2025

  • Guest Column: Why we need a land expo in Memphis

    “There is an urgent need to address the aging housing stock and fund new development across the city that can accommodate people where they live and work.” 

    By Kelbert Fagan February 01, 2025

• January 2022

  • Federal ARPA funds for past-due mortgage payments coming from state

    The Tennessee Housing Development Agency begins taking applications online Monday, Jan. 10, for $168 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding for those behind on their mortgage payments specifically because of the pandemic.

    By Bill Dries January 10, 2022

• September 2021

  • Experts share solutions for making evictions less frequent, less painful

    In a high-poverty “eviction capital,” Memphians are at greater risk of homelessness and housing instability than most Americans.

    By Ian Round September 12, 2021

  • Federal rent assistance flowing much faster locally than at state level

    The Tennessee Housing Development Agency has spent less than 5% of its federal rental assistance money. In Memphis and Shelby County, where high poverty and low homeownership make the need much more urgent, that number is more than 60%.

    By Ian Round September 05, 2021

• September 2020

  • Joann Massey joins THDA board

    The director of business diversity and compliance for the City of Memphis, has been appointed to the Tennessee Housing Development Agency board of directors.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 08, 2020

• December 2019

  • South Memphis apartment rehab provides new start for homeless

    The eight-unit apartment building at Kansas and Waldorf from the 1950s got an extensive rehab with state funding and some donations after sitting vacant for 20 years.

    By Bill Dries December 17, 2019

• July 2019

  • Frayser affordable housing gets foothold despite economic challenges

    As many as 30 more new homes could follow two new homes completed recently on Whitney Avenue in Frayser. The effort comes with some city investments and some remaining challenges from the Great Recession.

    By Bill Dries July 18, 2019

• November 2018

  • THDA grants aim at gap between housing cost and appraised value

    Three Memphis nonprofits will be part of a two-year trial program to make up the gap between what it costs to build or rehab a house in some parts of the city and what the appraised value is.

    By Bill Dries November 16, 2018