There’s No Place
like Home...Pages
Plug into the hundreds of websites devoted to housing related issues.
It’s a quick and easy way to access the most up-to-date information
on affordable housing.
Go to your favorite Internet search engine (such as www.google.com, For Renters
www.lycos.com or www.yahoo.com) and use words and phrases such as
Federal Housing Choice Voucher
affordable housing, affordable rental, mortgages, supportive housing, elderly,
www.hud.gov/section8.cfm
mentally challenged, physically challenged, housing finance, community
development housing organization and so on. We’ve also listed some good Housing Financial Assistance
starting points below. For a state-by-state guide to online housing resources, www.ruralhome.org
www.nlihc.org
see the “Set Your Sites Higher” listing, also included in this kit.
Public Housing
www.hud.gov/renting/phprog.cfm
Property Development
Affordable Rental Properties
Tax Credits www.cbpp.org
www.danter.com/taxcredit www.pew-partnership.org/workscited.html
research.aarp.org/consume/fs74_credits.html
www.ruralhome.org/pubs/guides/lihtc/taxcreditguide.htm#basics
www.housingfinance.com/ldrTaxDeadlines2002/index.html For Homebuyers
New Market Tax Credit Federal Homebuyer Savings Plan
www.liscnet.org/resources/new_markets/tools/nmtc.next.shtml www.hud.gov/fha/sfh/buying/savplan.htm
Federal Mortgage Insurance for Purchase/Rehab Energy Efficient Mortgage Program
www.hud.gov/progdesc/223(f ).cfm www.hud/gov/progdesc/energy-r.cfm
Affordable Housing Design Rehabilitation Loans
www.designadvisor.org www.hud.gov/fha/sfh/203krmenu.html
www.renovationlenders.com
Housing for Disabled Persons www.homepath.com
www.hud.gov/progdesc/811main.cfm
Federal Mortgage Programs
Housing for the Elderly www.hud.gov/buying/mortprog.cfm
www.hud.gov/progdesc/2eldr114.cfm
Housing Counseling
Federal Mortgage Programs for Rental/Coop www.hud/gov/offices/hsg/sfhc/hcc_home.cfm
www.progdesc/221(d)3.cfm
Flexible Mortgage Insurance Programs
Creating Rental Housing in Urban Areas www.freddiemac.com/sell/flexible)mi/consumi.htm
www.hud.gov/progdesc811main.cfm
Low Down Payment Mortgage
New Construction www.homepath.com
www.enterprisefoundation.org/resources/dss/newconh/default.asp www.nw.org/nwis/network/stragies/campaign/hoc.htm
Real Strength.
Real Advantages.