HOUSING TRUST GROUP APPOINTS EXECUTIVE TO LEAD AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN GEORGIA
Charice Heywood is the fifth developer appointed to HTG’s national team in 2019
MIAMI/ATLANTA (November 25, 2019) – Housing Trust Group (HTG), one of the nation’s leading developers of affordable housing, has appointed Charice Heywood to the role of Vice President of Development in Georgia. In this role, Heywood, who is based in Atlanta, will be responsible for development of affordable housing communities throughout Georgia. HTG is an award-winning, full-service developer of multifamily residential communities with over 7,000 affordable and market-rate units throughout Florida, Georgia, Texas and Arizona, and more than 2,000 new apartments in the pipeline.
“We are pleased to have Charice lead the charge in Georgia,” said Matthew A. Rieger, President and CEO of HTG. “Her extensive expertise and knowledge in real estate and finance will enhance HTG’s ability to identify and secure compelling and financially sound development opportunities in the Georgia market, and help HTG make significant strides to alleviate the nation’s affordable housing crisis.”
According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, Georgia has a deficit of approximately 204,000 rental homes affordable and available for extremely low income renters.
Heywood has over 30 years’ experience in the real estate and finance industry, previously serving as the Vice President of Finance for HTG from 2016 to 2017, where she was responsible for establishing financial structuring, operating budgets and financial analysis of HTG’s affordable multifamily properties. Heywood began her robust real estate finance career in 1988, serving as vice president of SunTrust Community Capital of SunTrust Banks, Inc. for ten years. In addition, Heywood was president of Mercy Housing Inc. Southeast for three years, where she oversaw financial structuring and planning of affordable housing developments, asset management and resident services. Heywood also gained keen experience in the affordable housing finance field while serving as an affordable housing program specialist for the Georgia Department of Community Affairs for two years, as well as senior vice president and Georgia program director of Neighborhood Lending Partner’s Inc.
Heywood earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and accounting from Georgia State University and a master’s degree of taxation from University of Georgia. In addition, she completed the SunTrust Commercial Banking Training Program from SunTrust Commercial Real Estate School.
