Achieving the dream of homeownership

March 11, 2010 Posted by IHFA

BLACKFOOT, ID - March 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — Owning a home is something her family has dreamed of for some time, and now it’s a reality. With a little help from two programs, Scott and Julie Campfield and their three children now have a home of their own in Blackfoot. “It’s the first time I’ve ever owned a home – it’s amazing,” said Julie. Scott and Julie purchased their home in November after working with Idaho Housing and Finance Association’s (IHFA’s) Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) and Individual Development Account (IDA) programs.

$69,600 awarded to homeless shelters and service providers across Idaho

February 11, 2010 Posted by IHFA

Home Partnership Foundation responds in time of need. BOISE, ID - February 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — The Home Partnership Foundation, brought to you by Idaho Housing and Finance Association, has awarded 13 emergency response grants in the amount of $69,600 to homeless shelters and service providers across the state. These funds are intended to support the greatest needs of housing service providers statewide including shelter operations and capital improvements, funding for motel vouchers (when shelters are full), as well as homelessness prevention efforts.

$8,500 contributed to Finally Home! Homebuyer Education

February 2, 2010 Posted by IHFA

BOISE, ID - February 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) — US Bancorp Foundation recently contributed $8,500 to the Finally Home!® Homebuyer Education Program administered by the Idaho Partners for Home Buyer Education, Inc. (IPHBE, Inc.). US Bancorp has contributed on an annual basis since the program’s inception.

Qualified homebuyers can now benefit from tax credit extension

December 21, 2009 Posted by IHFA

BOISE, ID - December 21, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Qualified homebuyers can now take advantage of the recent extension and expanded provisions of the federal homebuyer tax credit of $8,000 for first-time homebuyers and $6,500 for homebuyers who have lived in their home for the past five years. To be eligible for this tax credit, homebuyers must sign a contract for a new home by April 30, 2010 and close on the home by June 30, 2010.

Critical local, state and national housing issues to be discussed at the 2009 Idaho Conference on Housing on Oct. 19-20

October 14, 2009 Posted by IHFA

October 14, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The state of housing – both across the nation and in Idaho – will be discussed by experts, local leaders and housing industry professionals at the 2009 Idaho Conference on Housing. This conference, to be held Oct. 19-20 at the Doubletree Hotel Boise-Riverside, features national speakers who will bring the topic of housing full circle - from the national perspective to a look at the challenges faced by Idaho’s housing market. Local speakers will also contribute expertise from their communities. More than 350 people are already registered, and there is still time to take part in the conference. Attendees can register online at www.2009housingconf.com. Registration is $125 per person for nonprofit attendees and $175 for all others.

Harrison joins Idaho Partners for Homebuyer Education, Inc.

September 1, 2009 Posted by IHFA

September 1, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Idaho Partners for Homebuyer Education, Inc. (IPHBE), welcomes Heather Harrison as Finally Home!® Homebuyer Education/Counseling Administrator. Harrison administrates the Finally Home!® classes held across the state in partnership with regional training partners, and the English and Spanish classes available online. Harrison will also coordinate the free statewide housing counseling program that Idaho Housing and Finance Association offers to Idahoans who have questions about meeting their mortgage payment, rental issues, reverse mortgage, or credit counseling before purchasing a home

$4.4 million in funding will aid Idaho’s homeless Recent count identifies nearly 2,000 Idahoans as homeless

May 28, 2009 Posted by IHFA

BOISE, ID - May 28, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Homelessness. The word alone does little to explain how it affects individuals, families, and communities. Nearly 2,000 Idahoans – 24% under the age of 18 – were identified as homeless during the annual homeless Point-In-Time Count, conducted statewide on Jan. 28, 2009.

$13.5 million in Neighborhood Stabilization Funds awarded to Idaho communities to stabilize neighborhoods and address foreclosed properties

May 12, 2009 Posted by IHFA

BOISE, ID - May 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Idaho communities feeling the effects of foreclosures in area neighborhoods will benefit from funding recently awarded by Idaho Housing and Finance Association (IHFA). IHFA, the administrator of the program, has conditionally awarded $13.5 million in Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) funds to help Idaho communities facing increased numbers of foreclosed and abandoned homes.

Area REALTORS® to be recognized at IHFA luncheon Wednesday

April 17, 2009 Posted by IHFA

CHUBBUCK, ID - April 17, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — IdaMortgage, brought to you by Idaho Housing and Finance Association, will honor more than 70 Pocatello area REALTORS® who have represented IdaMortgage home loan buyers during an upcoming REALTOR® Appreciation Luncheon in Chubbuck. In total, these REALTORS® have represented 562 buyers who purchased their homes with IdaMortgage home loans totaling more than $57 million collectively.

First-time homebuyer education classes offered throughout Idaho Finally Home!® Homebuyer Education 2009 class schedule now available

January 30, 2009 Posted by IHFA

BOISE, ID - January 30, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Finally Home!® Homebuyer Education classes – valuable, informative classes designed to educate first-time homebuyers about the purchase of a home – will be held across the state throughout 2009

Affordable senior housing available in Caldwell

January 6, 2009 Posted by IHFA

CALDWELL, ID - January 06, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Although times may be tough economically for many Treasure Valley residents, there is an affordable housing option available for seniors.

Idaho Housing and Finance Association welcomes Steven Keen to Board of Commissioners

December 29, 2008 Posted by IHFA

BOISE, ID - December 29, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter has appointed Steven Keen of Boise to Idaho Housing and Finance Association’s (IHFA’s) Board of Commissioners.

Finally Home! Home Buyer Education Program Receives $5,000 from Home Federal Foundation

October 17, 2008 Posted by IHFA

BOISE, ID - October 17, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Home Federal Foundation recently contributed $5,000 to the Finally Home!® Home Buyer Education Program administered by the Idaho Partners for Home Buyer Education, Inc. (IPHBE, Inc.). Home Federal has contributed a total of $13,000 to the program since 2003.

Finally Home! Home Buyer Education Program announces two new training partners in north Idaho

October 10, 2008 Posted by IHFA

BOISE, ID - October 10, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Finally Home!® Home Buyer Education is pleased to announce the addition of two new training partners in north Idaho. Bonner County Housing Authority and the Coeur d’Alene Association of REALTORS® will serve north Idaho residents’ homebuyer education needs effective Jan. 1, 2009.

IHFA selected as finalist in MacArthur Foundation’s ‘Window of Opportunity’ Initiative

August 21, 2008 Posted by IHFA

Funds will support affordable rental housing preservation across Idaho
BOISE, ID - August 21, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Housing and Finance Association (IHFA) has been selected as one of 21 companies nationally, and one of only four in the Pacific Northwest, to compete for up to $5 million in new funding from the John D. and Catherine […]

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