June Proclaimed Homeownership Month in Iowa (DES MOINES) – Governor Reynolds today celebrated national homeownership month with the announcement of the opening of the second annual Iowa Homeownership Incubator competition. The Iowa Homeownership Incubator is a challenge to Iowa lending institutions and real estate professionals to think innovatively about advancing financial literacy around homeownership among […]Read More… from Governor Reynolds Announces Iowa Homeownership Incubator Competition
https://www.ncsha.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/New-Hampshire-Housing-Finance-Authority.png $3,000 closing-cost credit available to essential frontline COVID workers who are first-time homebuyers (Bedford, March 1, 2021) – In appreciation of the vital services that New Hampshire’s essential frontline workers have been providing during the COVID-19 pandemic, New Hampshire Housing has launched a special initiative to help them become homeowners. The new Community Heroes…
https://www.ncsha.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Vermont-Housing-Finance-Agency.jpg BURLINGTON, VT – Vermont Housing Finance Agency (VHFA) announces the launch of the First Generation Homebuyer Program, with a goal of helping more Vermonters afford their first home. This program provides a grant to eligible homebuyers whose parents or legal guardians were likely unable to pass on the generational wealth homeownership can provide. “Owning…
https://www.ncsha.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/District-of-Columbia-Housing-Finance-Agency-5.png (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a new $10 million investment in Housing Stabilization Grants to provide support for the District’s portfolio of affordable and small housing providers. The grants will utilize federal CARES Act funding to cover rent arrears during the COVID-19 public health emergency in order to assist renters and…
https://www.ncsha.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Georgia-Department-of-Community-Affairs-Georgia-Housing-and-Finance-Authority.png TCSG and DCA to support economic development and recovery in areas affected by Hurricane Michael ATLANTA, GA–The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) has been selected by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) to administer the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Workforce Development Program. The grant will utilize $8.367 million of…
https://www.ncsha.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Florida-Housing-Finance-Corporation-3.png [Tallahassee, FL] – Today, the Florida Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors approved $117.3 million in loan funding to alleviate inflation-related cost increases for 30 affordable housing developments throughout the state. A majority of the Construction Inflation Response Viability Funding comes from the Live Local Act. Governor DeSantis signed the Live Local Act into…
https://www.ncsha.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Illinois-Housing-Development-Authority-2.png Federal Incentive Will Create 1,343 Units for Families, Seniors, and Individuals with Disabilities CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) Board announced today conditional awards totaling nearly $34 million in federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) that will fund 25 affordable housing developments in 15 counties across Illinois. Once sold…
