MHO received a highly competitive 9% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) award for its Star Point development in Asheville, NC. In addition to obtaining what will equate to nearly $10 Million in federal tax credit equity, Star Point also received … Read More
Mountain Housing Opportunities is pleased to announce Geoffrey Barton as the affordable housing non-profit’s new President and CEO. Geoffrey replaces Scott Dedman, who retired in early August after 30 years in the role. Geoffrey brings significant experience in affordable housing … Read More
The need for affordable housing in western North Carolina has never been greater. Mountain Housing Opportunities is working to meet this need through development of both new affordable rental communities and new affordable homes for sale. Mountain Housing Opportunities … Read More
Mountain Housing Opportunities (MHO) is excited to announce a special philanthropic commitment from The Biltmore Company in honor of MHO’s 35th Anniversary: a $35,000 Matching Gift Challenge. Beginning in June, Biltmore will match all donations made to MHO on a … Read More
June is shaping up to be an award-winning month for Mountain Housing Opportunities. Scott Dedman, MHO’s President and Executive Director, accepted the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Excellence in Public Service Award and MHO’s East Haven Apartments received CAHEC’s 2023 … Read More
With this acquisition, MHO celebrates both Mental Health Awareness Month and Affordable Housing Month. Mountain Housing Opportunities (MHO) is proud to announce an expansion of its affordable housing portfolio serving residents of western North Carolina. MHO has the unique opportunity … Read More
Each member of MHO’s current Self-Help Homeownership cohort has traveled a different path to owning a home. This group of six households connected in the Spring of 2022 when they started constructing their new homes in Spring Garden, one of … Read More
Andrea and Justin are no strangers to hard work. They live on a rural property in Northwest Buncombe County where they operate a small family farm. They raise sheep, pigs, chickens, cows, seasonal vegetables, flowers, and, among other things, their … Read More
We can build more efficient, well-located homes by educating our community and ourselves about green building practices. In this way, we conserve natural resources, protect the environment, and serve our primary mission—to build and improve homes, neighborhoods, communities, and lives.
In 2022, Dawn wasn’t sure she was going to make it. She wasn’t sure if she could find the strength and motivation to continue. After two serious bouts of illness left her disabled, Dawn relied on a walker for balance. … Read More
Mountain Housing Opportunities welcomes Liz Booth to the organization as its new Asset Manager. Booth brings more than 30 years of program administration at various tiers of government, human services, and education to her new role. She will be responsible for … Read More
Scott Dedman, President and Executive Director of Mountain Housing Opportunities (MHO), announced plans to retire in August of this year after 30 years in the role. Dedman was one of seven volunteer founders of MHO in 1988 and joined as … Read More
Mountain Housing Opportunities (MHO) received a $1 million grant from Dogwood Health Trust to help build sixty-eight affordable homes in the Leicester community of Buncombe County. The new subdivision, called Pentland Hills, will feature two- to three-bedroom single-family homes and … Read More
In early 2009, Athena was working to make ends meet as a teacher’s assistant. Athena, then a single mom of three, strived to provide her family with a stable and comfortable home. Their motto, Athena shared, was “We just make … Read More
Mountain Housing Opportunities welcomes Victor “Vic” Anderson to the organization as its new Chief Financial Officer. Anderson will lead MHO’s financial strategy and guide day-to-day fiscal operations, including oversight of MHO’s Loan Fund. Anderson brings more than 25 years of … Read More
[Asheville, NC, October 24, 2022] Mountain Housing Opportunities, Inc. (MHO) has been awarded an allocation of highly sought after Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) for its Balsam Edge development in Waynesville, NC. In addition to obtaining what will equate … Read More
[Asheville, NC, 11.2.22] The Asheville Housing Authority (AHA) and Mountain Housing Opportunities, Inc. (MHO) were awarded a new construction 9% housing tax credit development in Buncombe County. The new rental development is the first phase of our “Reimagining Deaverview” initiative … Read More
Work with the @ywcaofasheville in Partnership with Americorps Benefits include: Health Insurance Living Allowance/Stipend ($2,125/month) Childcare assistance if eligible Education award upon completion of service Professional development and skills training Credit toward ED 119, certification Racial and social justice training, … Read More
Living in the midst of a global pandemic is tough on everyone. COVID-19 has been especially devastating to low-income families and communities of color. You can give immediate help to support residents in MHO’s apartments. Your donations to the Renter … Read More
The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, recently donated a total of $125,000 to Mountain Housing Opportunities, Inc. (MHO) as part of the foundation’s Housing for Everyone grant competition. A total of … Read More
Samuel is 68 years old and lives in Candler in a mobile home. He had a hip replacement and is currently being treated for throat cancer, which requires him to have a feeding tube. After several falls in his … Read More
Thank you OnTrack Financial Education & Counseling for giving MHO the “Credit Where Credit Is Due Award” at the 2019 Financial Literacy Luncheon held today at The Crest Center & Pavilion. The award was presented to MHO Executive Director Scott … Read More
You’re invited to attend the photo exhibition of Isiah Rice at the Eagle Street Market Place Community Gallery on Friday, May 24th from 5:30-8: 30 pm at 19 Eagle Street in Asheville. Rice’s photos provide vivid images of life in … Read More
“The Energy Innovation Task Force (EITF) is proud to present Mountain Housing Opportunities (MHO) and the Energy Savers Network (ESN) with the inaugural Energy Innovator awards for their outstanding work implementing energy-saving efforts. MHO is a private, nonprofit community development … Read More
Thank you to the Asheville’s Top 100 Realtors and top 10 real estate teams for donating more than $13,000 to Mountain Housing Opportunities at their event held on March 28th! Kim Winters, Sales Manager for Movement Mortgage, is the founder … Read More
MHO Executive Director Scott Dedman and MHO VP/Director of Community Investments Cindy Weeks received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award from Governor Roy Cooper at the 2018 House Warming Party. Senator Terry Van Duyn presented the awards to … Read More
Ed is 71 and lives in Asheville. An oil furnace heated his home, but the chimney was clogged with black soot that was coming down into his house. His furnace wasn’t able to vent, but luckily, the heater shut down … Read More
My name is Eddie Hawkins. The Emergency Home Repair Program has given me access to my house, which I never thought was possible. I got a flyer from Mountain Housing Opportunities in the mail and I thought, you know what, … Read More
East Haven Apartments, 95 apartments planned by Mountain Housing Opportunities (MHO), was awarded federal housing tax credits on Thursday, August 10 by the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency (NCHFA). The tax credits will generate almost $8 million in private investment … Read More
My name is Lorre Diamond. I was interested in purchasing a condo and getting out of renting. I had been renting this really nice condo for almost 3 ½ years and the owner was not willing to sell yet. A … Read More
The 2017 Community Investments Spotlight Award was presented to Kat Metz of MHO’s Glen Rock Apartments during CAHEC’s (Community Affordable Housing Equity Corporation) Partners Appreciation Luncheon in May. Congratulations Kat!
Moving into our Turn-Key home clearly would not have happened without the persistence and desire to have a home and a place that not only my husband and my daughter, and now a dog, could call a home. I think … Read More
MHO makes it possible for you to live in a home and maintain where it is that you are living. The repairs with my home were an outstanding journey. I met Lee DeVico and he came in an assessed the … Read More
Save The Date – Sunday, May 7th 10am-6pm 1st Annual Asheville Outlets Antique & Collectibles Show Bonnie Rose Appraisal Services, Inc., will be hosting Antiques & Collectibles Show at the Asheville Outlets. More than 100 vendors are expected to participate … Read More
Toni Morgan’s Story – (Part 1) I love MHO. I mean, I really do. They have given me chances I have not been able to get in other places. They stick with you. Initially, when I moved into my home, … Read More
I came back to Asheville after I had my son, Brian. That’s when I found my apartment with MHO. I’m one of the first tenants to have a one bedroom with washer and dryer amenities. I have a dishwasher and … Read More
“A couple of years ago, I couldn’t have seen myself sitting here in my apartment. It’s like I’m dreaming,” said Barbara. When Barbara lived in High Point, NC, she hit rock bottom and was homeless. “I heard about MHO and … Read More
By MATT BUSH • JAN 24, 2017 NPR’s Michel Martin, weekend host of All Things Considered,will be at Diana Wortham Theatre at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7 to host Going There: When Your Hometown Gets Hot as part of … Read More
Frank Walters’ life changed completely after the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. The ripple effect from the terror attack devastated the international shipping business. Frank lost his successful import/export business of 25 years in Jacksonville, Florida. Frank’s life took a … Read More
By Rob Neufeld, Columnist, Asheville Citizen Times We are living in historic times. The tourist economy is booming while affordable housing is shrinking, and the two are related. The city of Asheville is changing its shape and personality in response to … Read More
On November 18, 2016, Mountain Housing Opportunities (MHO) was recognized for 25 years of partnership with the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency (NCHFA) at a plaque ceremony in Weaverville. To date, this partnership has brought an investment of more than … Read More
by Beth Walton, bwalton@citizen-times.com, Asheville Citizen Times Families and individuals in the Self-Help Homeownership Program work cooperatively for up to 10 months to build their neighborhood together. With the guidance of a MHO construction supervisor, they frame their homes, put in the floors … Read More
By Beth Walton Asheville Citizen Times – October 30, 2016 – WEAVERVILLE Rebecca Kingston once felt safe in the belief she would live as her parents did. She’d get married, have children and enjoy a steady job, which in her … Read More
Save the Date for this year’s Housewarming Party! It’s Wednesday, November 16th, from 6:30-9pm. Enjoy great food, beer and wine, and learn more about MHO and our services. Then dance the night away with the Westsound Band. Tickets are $40 … Read More
ASHVEGAS – POSTED BY: JASON SANDFORD SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 Asheville hotelier John McKibbon on Wednesday announced that his foundation had approved a $1 million, interest-free loan to Mountain Housing Opportunities to help the local nonprofit get a beleaguered downtown development … Read More
My adopted hometown of Asheville, NC, is physically beautiful, politically progressive, and socially aware. It’s a rare occasion that I don’t bump into friends and acquaintances several times a day at work, the grocery store, jogging in the park, or … Read More
I recently traveled to Asheville to interview a family who had purchased a home through a Next Step member and I was reminded of how much I love the Appalachian Mountains. I might even admit that the Blue Ridge Mountains … Read More
Cyclists from the Bike & Build (www.bikeandbuild.org) organization recently volunteered their skills at Mountain Housing Opportunities (MHO) Self-Help Homeownership homes in Swannanoa. Part of the group will also volunteered in Hendersonville. Bike & Build organizes cross-country bicycle trips that benefit … Read More
For the past 22 years, Mountain Housing Opportunities and volunteers from the community have spent several weekends in late spring building wheelchair ramps for low income people in Asheville and Buncombe County. This year’s Ramp Festival was held on May … Read More
Mountain Housing Opportunities (MHO) is pleased to announce the hiring of two professional employees who will help to lead the expansion of MHO’s affordable housing and community development work. Asheville native S. Antanette Mosley joined MHO as Director of Resource … Read More
EVENT: Thursday, November 5th TIME: 4 – 11pm Come out to Hi-Wire Brewing’s South Slope Specialty Brewery (two locations) on Thursday, November 5th, to support MHO. Fifteen percent of bar sales from 4:00-11:00 will be donated to help support the programs and … Read More
Mountain Housing Opportunities (MHO) in Asheville has been recognized as a NeighborWorks Green Organization for its comprehensive commitment to sustainable operations. To achieve this designation, MHO was required to demonstrate adherence to a set of green business practices across its … Read More
Mary Spradlin, a resident of The Larchmont Apartments in Asheville receives a David T. Peet Educational Grant through our partner CAHEC! From CAHEC’s October newsletter… “It was during the application process of CAHEC’s David T. Peet Adult Education Grant that … Read More
Mountain Housing Opportunities and Eagle Market Streets Development Corporation are honoring past businesses on “The Block” by naming each of the 62 apartments in the new Eagle Market Place after one of the historic businesses that no longer exists. Recent … Read More
There will be an information session about Mars Hill Commons Apartments on Tuesday, November 18th, from 4-7pm at the Mars Hill Town Hall at 280 N. Main Street.
Mars Hill is getting affordable housing and they are very excited about it! On July 23rd, MHO staff, elected officials and invited guests, grabbed golden shovels and pitched the first dirt for the groundbreaking ceremony for Mars Hill Commons Apartments. … Read More
This year’s House Warming Party will be held at Celine and Company on Broadway, on Thursday, November 20th, so save the date! MHO’s House Warming Party is our biggest fundraiser of the year. It’s our chance for our friends and … Read More