Thursday, March 9, 2023, Habitat for Humanity of Bowling Green/Warren County (BG/WC) dedicated its 100th home, which was built in part by funds from KHC.
Kenny and Lisa Bennett's finances and credit were not in a favorable position to purchase a house, but then they met lender Brad Chambliss and learned about KHC products.
In celebration of National Fair Housing Month, Bringing It Home with KHC sat down with Drew Bowling, assistant director of Kentucky Fair Housing Council, to explore fair housing in Kentucky. In this lively episode, Drew explained the concept of fair housing, why it is so important in Kentucky, and how people can report suspected fair housing violations.
Sherry and George Mullins, who lost their home in the flash flooding of July 2022, are the first family to receive a home from the Housing Can't Wait Initiative.
As we close out Black History Month and welcome Lender Appreciation Month, Teri Knott (NMLS #56539) and Melanie Yarmy (NMLS #1484875) of Stockton Mortgage join us to discuss how they improve homeownership opportunities for their clients. In this episode, we cover representation in the industry, challenges lenders face.
The second episode of Bringing It Home explores the challenges Kentuckians are facing with multifamily housing; the universal term for any housing that has more than one unit, including apartments, duplexes, and townhomes.
Welcome to Bringing it Home with KHC, a podcast exploring the housing industry, trends, and issues facing affordable housing in Kentucky. We hope you enjoy our first episode. After listening, we hope you visit our blog. It highlights stories from around the state, projects we funded, housing initiatives, and people we have helped. It is a one-stop-shop for all things KHC.
In nearly 5 months, Habitat for Humanity staff and volunteers in Bowling Green have built 10 townhouses that were funded in part by Kentucky Housing Corporation.
After tornadoes in western Kentucky, many people were left homeless. Kentucky Housing Corporation, with help from partners, created a dynamic dashboard to help those people find permanent housing.
Lifelong Lewis County residents Shirley and Les Moore owned a farm with about two acres just a few miles outside of Vanceburg in northeast Kentucky. When they could no longer tend such a large plot of land, they decided to downsize, finding Central Crossings apartments through a friend at their church who works for People’s Self-Help Housing, Inc., the nonprofit that built and manages the property. “It’s really handy,” said Shirley. “It’s close to the store. It’s close to our kids.” Les agreed. “It couldn’t have worked out any better than it is right here for us.”