Healthy Neighborhoods is a partnership of banks, foundations, government and community organizations formed to help strong, but undervalued neighborhoods increase home values, market their communities, create high standards for property improvement and build strong community connections among neighbors. 

Joining us is Vernice Turner, Neighborhood Resource Officer for Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS) and Carleton Dunn of M&T Bank. Both speakers, and the entities for which they represent, are in partnership with Healthy Neighborhoods. Check out Part I to learn more about the following:

3:15: What is Healthy Neighborhoods?

5:17: What is the Connection between Healthy Neighborhoods and NHS?

6:51: Healthy Neighborhood Incentives (BRNI and Project Reinvest)

9:08: Advantages of Purchase and Renovation Loans

13:40 Incentives as Deferred Loans, and What That Means For Buyers

17:41 Incentives: Forgivable or Not Forgivable? That is the Question.

19:24: Healthy Neighborhoods Matching Grant

22:18: Purchase Loan (Healthy Neighborhoods) vs 203K Loans