Stories of Home – OHFA Programs
The Ohio Housing Finance Agency is proud to present Stories of Home – a blog that features current happenings in the housing industry and also highlights those that have been positively impacted by our Agency's work.
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Infant Mortality and Why It Matters
The infant mortality rate in a state or local community reflects the social, economic, and environmental conditions in which children and families live. The recent spike in Ohio's infant mortality rate suggests that the conditions in which Ohioans live could be declining, which may include the lack of affordable stable housing.
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Helping Ohio's Heroes Purchase a Home
One of our goals at OHFA is to help Ohioans achieve their dream of homeownership. For Ohio's first responders, teachers, and active and retired military, OHFA offers a discounted mortgage rate through the Ohio Heroes program.
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QAP 101
Have you ever heard the abbreviation "QAP" in a housing meeting and wondered what it means? The Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) outlines the priorities and guidelines that OHFA uses to administer the federal low-income housing tax credits.
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Have you ever heard the abbreviation "QAP" in a housing meeting and wondered what it means? The Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) outlines the priorities and guidelines that OHFA uses to administer the federal low-income housing tax credits.
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Welcome Home, Graduates, with Grants for Grads
If you graduated with an associate's, bachelor's, master's, doctorate, or other post-graduate degree from an accredited school of higher education and are thinking of buying a home, you may qualify for assistance through our Grants for Grads program.
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9% Awards – What Are They?
Created by Congress and the Reagan administration in 1986, this federal resource creates and preserves affordable rental housing, and it is the largest multifamily affordable housing development program in the country.
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Save the Dream Ohio Program Update
In April 2022, OHFA launched the Save the Dream Ohio program to help Ohio homeowners who have been financially impacted by a loss of income or increase in expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. And, as of September 2022, the last quarterly report to the US Treasury, the program has helped more than 12,000 households, which results in more than $66 million in funding.
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OHFA Uses Data to Understand Save the Dream Ohio's Impact
The economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Ohio homeowners have been felt statewide. OHFA's Save the Dream Ohio program provides funding to homeowners who have been financially impacted by the pandemic, with the primary goal of preventing mortgage delinquencies, foreclosures, and other negative housing outcomes.
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Save the Dream Ohio Helps Homeowners Financially Impacted by the Pandemic
OHFA has launched Save the Dream Ohio to help eligible Ohio homeowners who are facing foreclosure or cannot afford to pay their mortgage, utility bills or other related housing costs as a result of economic hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Help for Toledo Homeowners with Lead Paint
Despite lead paint being banned for residential use more than forty years ago, lead paint still exists in many older homes in Ohio and the nation. The problem is particularly significant in Toledo, Ohio where qualifying homeowners can use low-interest home repair loans to help pay the costs to make their homes Lead Safe.
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Six Steps to Homeownership with OHFA
As we celebrate National Homeownership Month, we are proud to offer programs that can help Ohioans find and afford a safe, affordable place to call their own. Get started on the path towards homeownership with these six easy steps.
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Becoming First Time Home Buyers
Tanesha and Darrio were paying for a two-bedroom apartment that they both knew they'd eventually leave. So they asked themselves, "Why not pay for something that we're going to have forever?"
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Four Ways Removing Blighted and Vacant Properties Stabilizes Communities
Over the last decade, more research has emerged on how blight affects residents' health. Blighted and vacant properties can lead to neurological disorders, respiratory diseases, asthma, lead poisoning and other serious medical conditions.
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The Journey to Homeownership: What to Expect Along the Way
OHFA's homeownership programs provide down payment assistance, lower interest rates, mortgage tax credits and more to help Ohioans become homeowners. While purchasing a home can seem complicated, OHFA and partnering lenders across the state are ready to guide you through the homebuying process.
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The Dos and Don'ts of Purchasing Your First Home
Purchasing your first home can be a complicated and intimidating process with massive financial repercussions. By following the five dos and avoiding the five don'ts below, you can find the home of your dreams without a nightmarish homebuying process.
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Here Today, Home Tomorrow: How OHFA Helped This Ohio Teacher Buy His First Home
Every year, the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) helps Ohioans buy the homes of their dreams with down payment assistance, homebuyer education and more. In 2017, at the age of 27 years old, Matthew finally became a first-time homeowner.
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How Grants for Grads Helped Courtney Return to Her Childhood Community
After graduating from Otterbein University in 2013, Courtney and her fiancé, John, knew they wanted to purchase a home. However, homeownership seemed like a far-off dream. Then, John found the Ohio Housing Finance Agency's Grants for Grads program, and they realized their dream could become a reality much sooner than they expected.
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The views and opinions portrayed in Stories of Home do not necessarily reflect the policies or position of the Ohio Housing Finance Agency.
