Employer-Assisted Housing Press Clips

• By Laura Broussard
• March 25, 2005

Employer-assisted housing initiatives have received significant attention from the media. Following is a sampling of clips.

• "Help wanted, home provided," from The Republican Eagle, January 23, 2008
• "Mortgage counseling," from Chicago Tribune, September 29, 2007
• "Helping families secure housing," from Daily Herald, September 29, 2007
• "Employer assisted mortgages on the rise," page 6, from Inside Alternative Mortgages, September 28, 2007
• "Another Take: Employers help workers find housing ," Daily Southtown, September 27, 2007
• "Workers need more employers to help put roofs over their heads," Sun Herald, August 27, 2007
• "REACH to provide work force housing," from Sun Herald, August 21, 2007
• "Chicago shows the way: employer-assisted housing initiatives that work ," from Washington State Housing Commission Finance Newsletter, August 2007
• "It's better to work closer to home," from Pioneer newspapers, July 23, 2007
• "Village to help employees purchase homes," from Northwest Indiana Times, July 23, 2007
• "Federal employer-assisted housing bill gets second chance," from Entrepeneur.com, June 2007 
• "Affordable worker housing initiative's aim ," from Northbrook Star, June 21, 2007
• "Workforce initiative seeks more affordable housing," from Deerfield Review, June 14, 2007
• "Housing Bulletin — Employer-Assisted Housing ," from Chicago Magazine, May 30, 2007
• "Employer Assisted Housing Yielding Benefits to Various Stakeholders ," from Northwest Reporter, May 21, 2007
• "Employees need housing help, group says," from Daily Herald, May 19, 2007
• "Workforce housing efforts gain traction with local employers ," from Palm Beach Post, May 17, 2007
• "Leaders to discuss affordable housing ," from Buffalo Grove Countryside, May 17, 2007
• "Employers Preparing for Mortgage Default Problems," fromHuman Resources Executive, March 29, 2007
• "St. James offers innovative housing benefit to employees ," from Catholic Health World, November 15, 2006
• "Homebuying program off and running at St. James," from Daily Southtown, October 24, 2006
• "Home sweet home: Employer Assisted Housing program helps workers buy their own homes ," from The Star, October 16, 2006
• "The affordable American Dream," from Chicago Sun-Times, October 6, 2006
• "Employer-assisted housing program gives university staff a shot at homeownership," in HUD's Ideas That Work, August 2006
• "Employer-Assisted Housing Benefits Employers, Workers and Their Communities ," Winning Workplaces Web site, July 17, 2006
• "New Arguments for Employer-Assisted Housing," from Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Newsletter, June 12, 2006
• "Where the Heart Is: Can you help employees become homeowners," from Entrepreneur Magazine, May 9, 2006   
• "Helping city employees move beats forcing them to do so," from Northwest Indiana Times, May 8, 2006   
• "Employer-assisted housing catching on ," from Northwestern Indiana Times , May 1, 2006
• "Added benefits," from Chicago Tribune, April 24, 2006
• "State, companies help home buyers," from Northwest Herald, March 30, 2006  
• "LTI Seminar Makes the Case for Employer-Assisted Housing," from National League of Cities Web site, March 20, 2006
• "Housing help beneficial." from Rockford Register Star, January 23, 2006
• "Hospital helps worker buy home," from Rockford Register Star, December 30, 2005
• "Walk to work, on the boss’s nickel: On the Near Northwest Side, down-payment," from Chicago Journal, December 1, 2005
• "Work force housing symposium set for Friday at IRCC in Stuart," from Treasure Coast News , November 30, 2005
• "Dose of housing assistance aids nurses," from Chicago Sun Times, October 11, 2005  
• "Help with down payments," from Daily Herald , September 16, 2005
• "Making the Case for Employer-Assisted Housing," from Shelterforce, June 28, 2005  
• "A paycheck and a house: Some employers find it's good business to provide housing assistance," from San Diego Union Tribune, May 15, 2005
• "The ultimate fringe benefit: The office is a growing source of home-buying help ," from Chicago Tribune, April 3, 2005
• "Two programs try to help homeowners," from The Star , March 27,2005
• "Housing help works," from Crain's Chicago Business, Feb. 22, 2005
• "STC firm has loan program," from Kane County Chronicle, Feb. 20, 2005 
• "An Employer-Assisted American Dream: Happier Homes Closer to Work," Feb. 17, 2005
• "Employer-Housing Plan Gains Ground in Chicago," from Crain's Chicago Business, Feb. 7, 2005
• "Work perk: Company offers financial help on home-buying," from Chicago Tribune, Dec. 26, 2004
• "Housing help from the boss," from CBS MarketWatch, Oct. 15, 2004
• "Down Payment Benefit Helps Firm Recruit, Retain Young Employees," from the Engineering Times, Oct. 14, 2004
• "City looks to biz to boost home ownership," from Crain's Chicago Business, Oct. 11, 2004
• "Helping employees avoid congestion," from the Daily Southtown, Sept. 15, 2004
• "More firms help workers find home sweet home," from USA Today, Aug. 30, 2004
• "Employer-Assisted Housing Programs," from WGN 9 Chicago, Aug. 5, 2004
• "Some Chicago buyers squeezed out of market," from the Chicago Tribune, June 20, 2004
• "The latest perk: cheap housing," from CNN/Money, May 22, 2004
• "State urges companies to help employees buy homes," from the Chicago Tribune, May 1, 2004
• "Firms pushing home buying; Program keeps staff local, loyal," from the Chicago Tribune, April 21, 2004
• "Lt. Governor pushes housing assistance in Lake County," from the Lakeland Media, March 4, 2004
• "Employer-assisted housing gets a push," from the Daily Herald, Feb. 21, 2004
• "Housing help welcome on benefits list," from the Chicago Tribune, Feb. 2, 2004
• "Mortgages that fit your work," from the Chicago Tribune , Jan. 11, 2004
• "More are buying homes with the boss' help," from the Daily Southtown, Dec. 11, 2003  
• "Affordable Housing Gets a Boost," from the Vernon Hills Review, Nov. 13, 2003
• "A new perk: Cash to buy house," from the Daily Herald, Nov. 8, 2003
• "Employers Use Housing Assistance Programs," from the San Jose Mercury News, July 15, 2003
• "Employers use housing as a perk for workers," from the Chicago Tribune, May 6, 2003
• "Home-Buying Aid Boosts Workers' Loyalty", from the Wall Street Journal, March 4, 2003
• "Mayor Tries tempting village workers home", from the Daily Southtown, Nov. 18, 2002
• "A Boost from the Boss", from the Chicago Tribune, Nov. 3, 2002
• Christian Science Monitor , Dec. 24, 2002, covers City of St. Charles' EAH initiative.

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