We have an excellent inventory of houses in nice neighborhoods that comply with the Houston Housing Authority Guidelines for rent.  (See Available Properties)

With the future Homeownership Programs outlined below, one day home ownership will be a reality for participants in the housing program.  

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The Housing Authority of the City of Houston's Homeownership Program is indicative of its commitment to assisting families in moving from welfare to self-sufficiency; from distressed communities to thriving communities; from segregated communities to open communities; and from tenancy to homeownership.  These programs have not yet been officially released.

HACH has developed two homeownership initiatives for first-time homebuyers.

HACH is making single-family detached public housing dwelling units available for purchase by lower to moderate income families.

Eligible participants are current residents of the Scattered Site Public Housing Program, residents of HACH public housing developments, residents who are receiving housing assistance through the Housing Choice Voucher Program administered by the HACH and income qualified families of the general public. Eligible participants must have income at or below 80% of the Houston Area Median Income.

Homebuyers must complete pre-purchase housing counseling and training. The goal of the training is to prepare the buyer for the responsibilities of homeownership. The housing counseling component consists of a minimum of 4 hours of pre-purchase and post-purchase training. Successful applicants are provided with follow-up counseling to help ease the transition from renter to owner.

The HACH Loan-to-Purchaser Program for low to moderate income, first-time homebuyers, provides grant funding of up to $50,000 to facilitate the home purchase. The grant issued to the family is in the form of a zero interest loan forgiven over a period of 10 years.

The Section 8 Homeownership Program is for persons with a Section 8 Housing Voucher. Eligible participants may exchange their rental voucher for a homeownership housing voucher. HACH will make monthly payments to the lender, for a period of up to 10 years, as partial payment of the mortgage on the home purchase. The family pays the balance of the monthly mortgage payment directly to the lender.

The HACH Homeownership Programs have been very successful in helping Houstonians achieve the American Dream of homeownership. HACH has partnered with non-profit providers of credit counseling and lenders with affordable loan programs.

For more information on the HACH Homeownership Program, contact Yulonda Williams at (713) 260-0768 or at ywilliams@hach.org.