Home at Last By Amy Saylor Key Realty, one of the largest real estate brokerages in Northwest Ohio and one of the top independent real estate brokerages in the country, was the recipient of a 2021 City of Toledo Home at Last down payment assistance program award. Amy Saylor, co-founder and co-owner of Key made the announcement. “We are so happy for those who were able to utilize this program to help them experience the joy of fi rst time home ownership”, said Saylor. She added, “Kudos to our Key agents and the Toledo area counseling agencies, mortgage lenders, and title companies who participate in this initiative. Everyone should have the opportunity of owning a home, and the Home At Last program helps people realize that dream.” On Friday September 10th, a celebration took place in downtown Toledo for the home buyers, lenders, and real estate agents who participated in the program. Key Realty agents Justin Spann and Angie Gall attended the celebration in which Key was presented with a certifi cate of award by Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz. About Home at Last: Home at Last is a down payment assistance program that helps fi rst time home buyers close on their new home in as little as twenty-one business days. Additional information about the Home at Last program can be found by visiting the City of Toledo webpage here: https://toledo.oh.gov/residents/renters/down-payment-assistance. About Key Realty: Founded in 2008, Key Realty has over 1,200 agents and staff, operating in 16 locations throughout Michigan and Ohio who produced over $1.7 billion in sales volume in 2020. Key Realty provides unparalleled value to its agents through a combination of world class education, exceptional agent support, and an industry best compensation package. To learn more, visit: www.explorekeyrealty.com. The Buck Starts Here Toledo Streets and its vendors are a powerful, community driven solution to the problem of homelessness. Our vendors earn their way out of their individual situations through a collaboration of journalism, local business partners and their own hard work. Use these four steps to be a part of the solution. Meet Vendors Buy a Paper Get Informed Take Action • Vendors -- the people who sell the paper -- are at the core of Toledo Streets' mission. Each year more than 70 indiviuals work as vendors with Toledo Streets. At any given time, more than 25 vendors are at work, in the rain, snow, or heat. Vendors play an active role in the management of TS, meeting regularly to discuss issues of concern and even serving on our board. • With the money made selling the newspaper, vendors are able to secure basic needs, independence and dignity, and work toward obtaining housing. Vendors buy papers for a quarter and sell them for a $1, keeping all income and tips for each sale. Toledo Streets tries to tie its editorial to three basic principals: • Inspiring Hope, Fostering Community, and Cultivating Change. We are a member of INSP, our global organization of street papers around the world which provides us with content relevent to social justice, homelessness, and street community around the world. • Donate to the organization and give vendors experiencing homelessness and poverty a hand up. It supports not only the paper but also issues throughout NW Ohio. • Volunteer your time and expertise and help the organization grow. • Share Toledo Streets with your network, and tell people about the organization. Page 3
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