Founded by the Christ United Methodist Church in 2003, Birmingham Development Corporation has begun an Urban Farm and is looking to open an Urban Farm market in early 2011. They have a combined housing acquisition and construction investment of $2.3 million, have purchased 70 properties and assisted homeowners in purchasing 21 properties, and have constructed 7 new homes. The group’s housing counseling program offers counseling on financial literacy, homebuyer education, Individual Development Accounts (IDAs), and foreclosure prevention counseling.
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