Home Ownership Made Easy (HOME)
Geographic Service Area:
Minneapolis
Income Limit:
Program Details:
Available to resident families in MPHA public housing and Section 8 voucher programs
The Minneapolis Public Housing Authority's Home Ownership Made Easy (HOME) Program was introduced in 1994, and is designed to help make homeownership possible for public housing families and families participating in MPHA's Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. The program joins together people and resources from the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA), Family Housing Fund (FHF) and now Wells Fargo Bank and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage.
Resident families of MPHA public housing and Section 8 tenant-based voucher programs are eligible to participate. Potential participating families must have a good rental record, proven history of responsible bill-paying, good prospects for increasing income, stable income history and a demonstrated ability to maintain their housing property. Families must eventually qualify for the mortgages to be provided by public or private lenders.
For more information
Contact Jan Hughes, Public Housing Manager, at 612-342-1229 or jhughes@mplspha.org.
Homebuyer Stories
The Perfect House at the Perfect Price
Vicky Richardson has three kids and staffs the front desk at Sabathani Community Center in Minneapolis. She’s spent most of her life in the city, but for just over a year had rented a home in Edina through the housing program of Third Way Network, until she found out her unit would no longer be available. Third Way connected her with some resources for finding a new place, and the City of Lakes Community Land Trust (CLCLT) was one of them.
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