HomeScreen Partners with MRI Software to Drive Increased Access to Affordable Housing
St. Louis-based HomeScreen establishes its first technology integration with an enterprise property management platform to grow the impact of tenant screening services
[Saint Louis, MO, January 25, 2022] – HomeScreen, a nonprofit tenant screening service that works to create more equitable and stable rental housing within communities, announced that it has partnered with MRI Software, a global leader in real estate solutions. The partnership will expand the reach of its services to help even more landlords and property managers nationwide meet the demand for an inclusive and innovative tenant screening process.
HomeScreen is a product of the Tower Grove Neighborhoods Community Development Corporation and is the only tenant screening service available that actively works to end the national affordable housing crisis. The net revenue generated from HomeScreen’s application fees is directly reinvested in creating more affordable housing.
“HomeScreen allows both tenants and landlords to feel confident in their choice of a safe, affordable place to live,” said Janice Drake, Board President, Tower Grove. “We are pleased to be the only certified nonprofit partner to integrate with MRI.”
HomeScreen believes that affordable housing is a racial justice issue. The company has restructured the way tenant screening has historically been performed by incorporating alternative forms of data for credit invisible or justice-involved applicants. Using innovative, thorough, technology-driven and progressive screening criteria, HomeScreen recommends over 85% of the applicants that come through the platform, resulting in housing secured for tens of thousands of renters.
“Since using HomeScreen, I have a 100% success rate,” said Jason Lukasek, a HomeScreen landlord since 2019. “No evictions as a result of using HomeScreen.”
“We are excited to announce that HomeScreen is now a certified MRI Solution Partner, affirming the solution has a scalable integration that is live and ready for implementations,” said Sean Slack, vice president of partnerships at MRI Software. “This partnership demonstrates our support of HomeScreen and the work they’re doing to end the affordable housing crisis, which aligns with MRI’s own commitment to strengthening and advancing underserved communities globally.”
HomeScreen selected MRI as its first enterprise property management software integration due to the company’s strong affordable and public housing footprint, thriving partner ecosystem, and mission alignment. MRI partners with more than 200 technology companies, included several tenant screening solutions, but HomeScreen is the only certified nonprofit partner.
HomeScreen’s integration with MRI allows MRI clients to be onboarded quickly, delivering an exceptional experience for joint clients. The revenue generated from this partnership will also be used to enrich ARCH by HomeScreen: At-risk Renters’ Connection to Housing. ARCH is a database of available rental units shared with nonprofit organizations and was created in response to COVID-19’s economic impacts, especially on low-income renters. ARCH by HomeScreen launched in March 2021 and has led to hundreds of housing leads for the housing insecure.
About HomeScreen
HomeScreen is a nonprofit tenant screening service that works to create more equitable and stable rental housing within communities. A product of the Tower Grove Neighborhoods Community Development Corporation launched in 2019, HomeScreen is a web-based software developed using grant funding through the Equifax Foundation.
Tower Grove has served Saint Louis through supporting responsible development and creating affordable housing for over 40 years.
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