by Ashley Bowen | Jun 20, 2018 | News, Real Estate, Success Stories
Eduardo Cermeño told his Lacasa financial counselor, Joel Zwier, about his experiences on the housing market today. “The housing market is very tight right now. We made several offers on homes along the way that weren’t accepted. We hadn’t realized that fact.” He...
by Ashley Bowen | Jun 19, 2018 | News, Success Stories
Lacasa client Martha Garcia just purchased a home in Middlebury. She told us, ““I am happy, satisfied and very grateful! I never thought I would be able to buy a house all on my own.“ She added, “I saw Lacasa as my one hope to help me get to this goal.” She faced...
by Ashley Bowen | Apr 23, 2018 | News, Success Stories
Maria Muha had a goal of home ownership when she came to Lacasa. She told us how she felt about her experience here. “I have learned so much from Lacasa; Money for Life in particular. Learning how to budget money… it has helped me so much. All of the classes are...
by Ashley Bowen | Apr 23, 2018 | News, Success Stories
Anidia and José Guerrero came to Lacasa and took the Money4Life classes. They were asked afterward if they would have achieved their goal without working with Lacasa. Answering honestly, Anidia said, “Yes, we would have; but it would have taken us much longer. The...
by Megan Peel | Apr 17, 2018 | News, Success Stories
We feature posts about our IDA clients. But do you really know what an IDA is? It stands for Individual Development Account. According to Prosperity Now, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding economic opportunity for low-income families and communities in the United...
by Ashley Bowen | Jan 22, 2018 | News, Success Stories
Kaitlyn DeVries is in her senior year of Nursing School at IUSB. She worked with Jessica George, IDA Counselor for lacasa. “I knew lacasa helped the community,” Kaitlyn said, “but I thought it was just mortgages and that kind of thing. Then I heard from a friend who...