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New Incentives for Homeowners Building at Josey Heights and Walnut Circle

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City Subdivisions Are Now More Attractive for New Home Construction

Additional Incentives Are Available for Josey Heights and Walnut Circle

 

The City of Milwaukee is launching significant new incentives for people considering building new homes in in the Josey Heights and Walnut Circle subdivisions.  Owner-occupants will be able to purchase lots for only $1, and the first ten new owners are eligible for forgivable second mortgages of $30,000 each.

 

These incentives are made possible with funds from the City, Associated Bank, and the Zilber Family Foundation.

 

“Homeownership is an important part of keeping neighborhoods strong in Milwaukee,” Mayor Tom Barrett said.  “And with these new incentives, building a home is even more attractive at both Josey Heights and Walnut Circle.”

 

The City has partnered with Emem Group to offer new home design options at these two subdivisions.  Emem Group is a Milwaukee-based design build real estate firm specializing in residential architecture, structural engineering, construction management and real estate development services.  Information about the home designs offered by Emem Group is available at emem-group.com.

 

The Walnut Circle subdivision is located at North 20th and West Walnut Streets where a number of lots are ready for development.  Josey Heights, similarly, is ready for development at North 12th and West Lloyd Streets.

 

These special incentives require owners to live in their new homes for seven years.

 

People interested in building new homes in these subdivisions can get more information at city.milwaukee.gov/DCD/CityRealEstate/WalnutCircle or they can contact Yves LaPierre at the Milwaukee Department of City Development at 414-286-5762 or [email protected]

Empowerment Realty Group Homebuyers Seminar

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Cynthia Dixon and John Atrim of Empowerment Realty Group kicked the year off strong with a first time homebuyers seminar. They have been in real estate for over a decade and they are committed to serving our young people, teaching them about the many powers of real estate. The event hosts and guests came together with Associated Bank to make sure those seeking to purchase a home have all the knowledge and resources they need.

Like anything else in life, the more you know the better chances you have of making a sound decision. The seminar shared information regarding the basics of becoming a home owner and developing the right mindset. They touched on the things you should know and research as well as what you need to put yourself in a good situation before visiting a lender.

Aside from stability credentials, the event discussed credit and what you need to be pre-approved. The Owner of iCare Credit Restoration was in the building and shared a deeper insight about credit and why your credit report is so important when getting ready to purchase. They discussed the do’s and don’ts to credit because it’s very important when comes to approvals.

After discussing credit a lender from Associated Bank stepped in to discuss what lenders are looking for and what grants are available for first time home buyers.

Since attending the Empowerment Realty Group seminar I can honestly say the city is extremely excited about home buying. Many faces of color are beginning to dig into ownership full fledged. These are the things that spark greatness. It sparks security. It encourages others to keep going no matter what.

I’d like to personally thank the Empowerment Realty Group for the work that they’re doing. It’s much appreciated. We definitely need more and more events like this.

-LaShawnda S. Wilkins (@speaklifeshawnie)

Film Fans Turn Out in Record Numbers for 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival

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Audience award winners include documentaries on Toni Morrison, Molly Ivins

Neither rain nor snow kept audiences from turning out in droves to support the 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival, presented by Associated Bank. On Tuesday, Milwaukee Film announced a record attendance for the 15-day Festival, with 87,618 fans taking part in films, forums, education screenings, and special events. This marks a 12% increase in attendance over the 2018 Festival.

Attendance figures include 8,440 students who took part in education screenings at the Oriental Theatre.

Film audiences voted at every screening to determine the winners of three awards, and documentaries about iconic female subjects took home two of the honors. “Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am” (dir. Timothy Greenfield-Sanders) received the Allan H. (Bud) and Suzanne L. Selig Audience Award for Best Feature, while “Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins” (dir. Janice Engel) won honors and a $2,500 prize for the Women in Film Audience Award, presented by Live Wire Productions.

“Tree #3” (dir. Omer Ben-Shacher), which was featured in the “Kids Shorts: Size Medium” presentation, received the Selig Audience Award for Best Short.

“In just 11 years, we’ve seen the Milwaukee Film Festival transform into the largest arts event in the city – and an event that people passionately support,” said Cara Ogburn, Festival director for Milwaukee Film. “We are thrilled with the numbers, but we’re just as thrilled with the level of authentic engagement our audience has throughout this Festival. This is a true community event.”

As part of its Best of Fest series, Milwaukee Film will be showing “Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am” this Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 5-6, at the historic Oriental Theatre. Showtimes and tickets are available at mkefilm.org.

 

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About Milwaukee Film 

Milwaukee Film is a nonprofit arts organization dedicated to entertaining, educating, and engaging our community through cinematic experiences, with a vision to make Milwaukee a center for film culture. Milwaukee Film operates the magnificent Oriental Theatre, a historic cinema palace committed to high-quality and accessible film and education programming. The 11th annual Milwaukee Film Festival was held Oct. 17-31, 2019. For more information or to become a member, visit mkefilm.org.

 

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Common Council secures additional funding for STRONG Homes Loans

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The Common Council Tuesday passed a resolution authorizing the sale of a portion of the loans in STRONG Homes Loan Program loan portfolio. Under this legislation, Associated Bank would purchase this portion creating additional capital for the program, funding it through 2019, according to sponsor Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs.

Created in 2015, the STRONG Homes Loan Program provides financing for homeowners to make home repairs. This program has been very popular in serving property owners who could not otherwise access financing.

“Since its inception the program has originated $4 million dollars, which translates to 280 loans to homeowners,” said Ald. Coggs. “This legislation will allow the program to continue providing much needed assistance to homeowners in the community.”

Coggs said although Associated Bank will take control of some of the program’s portfolio, affected property owners will see no disruption. “The loan recipients will continue to send loan payments to the same address and continue to have contact with the same City staff they have always had.”