Homewise plays outsize role in local efforts to battle affordable housing crisis

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When he joined Homewise Inc. in 1992 — then known as Neighborhood Housing Services of Santa Fe — the nonprofit had a staff of three people, said Mike Loftin, the group’s CEO.

Over the last 30-plus years, that number has swelled to 120.

The growth didn’t occur overnight, but it began shortly after Loftin signed on, leading Homewise to eventually become the biggest and most well-known player in Santa Fe’s affordable housing movement.