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Merritt Scholar Spotlight: Nyny Vu

Merritt Scholar Spotlight: Nyny Vu

May 23, 2024--Oakland, CA Nyny Vu is a 2023-2024 Merritt Scholar and is graduating from UC Berkeley with her Master of City Planning Spring 2024! Nyny accepted a job with Enterprise Community Investment as a Real Estate Financial ...
Merritt Closes Fund 24–Second Largest Fund!

Merritt Closes Fund 24–Second Largest Fund!

April 17, 2024-Oakland, CA Merritt had its final fund closing for Fund 24--closing at $140,745,000, making it Merritt’s second largest fund in its 35 years!  Fund 24 currently finances eight projects, creating 476 ...
Staff Spotlight: Rebecca Mauerer

Staff Spotlight: Rebecca Mauerer

April 9, 2024--Oakland, CA Rebecca joined Merritt in April 2023 and is about to celebrate her 1-year anniversary!   Joining our team as an Asset Manager, Rebecca has years of direct on-site property experience via ...
Staff Spotlight: Nedrah Barnes

Staff Spotlight: Nedrah Barnes

February 22, 2024-Oakland, CA Nedrah started working in finance in 2003 at a company focusing on supporting small businesses. While working there she became a tax preparer, learned the ins and outs of running a business and ...
Commitment to California 2023 Review

Commitment to California 2023 Review

January 29, 2024-Oakland, CA Commitment to California  Merritt believes everyone should have a home in a community where they can thrive. We do this by investing in affordable housing and people to build a ...
New Closing-Casa Nueva Apartments

New Closing-Casa Nueva Apartments

January 24, 2024-Oakland, CA   Congratulations to San Diego Community Housing Corporation on the financing closing for Casa Nueva Apartments, a substantial rehabilitation project in San Diego, CA. The project contains 26 ...
Welcome Merritt’s New Board Member, Steven Herman!

Welcome Merritt’s New Board Member, Steven Herman!

January 22, 2024--Oakland, CA For over 25 years, Steven Herman has held senior level positions with private and non-profit companies that support affordable housing and community and economic development.  He is currently ...
Dora Leong Gallo Joins Merritt’s Board of Directors

Dora Leong Gallo Joins Merritt’s Board of Directors

December 19, 2023-Oakland, CA Dora Leong Gallo has worked in the community development field for over 30 years.  Since 2003, she has served as President and CEO of A Community of Friends (ACOF), a nonprofit affordable housing ...
Congratulations First Asset Management Cohort

Congratulations First Asset Management Cohort

December 18, 2023--Oakland. CA This year, in partnership with the Consortium of Housing and Asset Management (CHAM), Merritt launched the first Asset Management Specialist+ Cohort as part of our Commitment to California initiative! ...
2023 Project Overview

2023 Project Overview

December 15, 2023--Oakland, CA In 2023 we closed on projects that will bring affordable homes to Californians, supporting our vision of everyone having a home in a community where they can thrive. Thank you to our project ...
Staff Spotlight: Paul Carney

Staff Spotlight: Paul Carney

December 13, 2023-Oakland, CA Paul joined Merritt’s Board of Directors in 2019 to fill a need for developer representation. As a strategic financial leader in the affordable housing industry, he made a valuable addition. As a ...
Staff Spotlight: Julie Quinn

Staff Spotlight: Julie Quinn

December 11, 2023-Oakland, CA Julie Quinn joined Merritt in November 2020 as the Director of Investor Relations after a decade at Housing Trust. In her time at Merritt, Julie has made an impressive impact and organizational ...
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