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CHARLESTON, W.VA.— West Virginia homeowners can now qualify for financial assistance to make critical home repairs through the West Virginia Homeowners Rescue Program. 

West Virginians who own their home, live in it as their primary residence and have had a pandemic-related financial hardship may be eligible to receive up to $10,000 to make repairs critical to the home’s safety and livability.  

“As we have worked over the past 15 months to help homeowners with their past-due mortgages and other housing... Continue Reading

After Ray Moeller moved to West Virginia, he realized he couldn’t leave.

“West Virginia gets in your blood,” he said. 

Originally from Michigan, Moeller went through some major life changes about 13 years ago. He was let go from his job due to downsizing and was going through a divorce. After joining AmeriCorps, he was assigned to West Virginia and lived in the Summersville area for about two years.  Around the same time, he and his now-wife Connie decided to... Continue Reading

Montgomery Mayor Greg Ingram admits he was skeptical of plans to bring a residential recovery house to his small town in the Upper Kanawha Valley. But as he prepared to cut the ribbon to officially open the Seed Sower Manor on May 23, Ingram was all smiles. 

“I was a naysayer,” Ingram said in his remarks. “I did not believe in this. I didn’t want it in my town. But there’s a need here in Montgomery. There always has been—I... Continue Reading

CHARLESTON, W.VA.— For the past year, the West Virginia Homeowners Rescue Program has connected nearly 4,200 West Virginia homeowners with more than $15 million in tax-free federal assistance to help them stay in their homes.

The program, funded by the American Rescue Plan Act, launched on March 28, 2022. Over the past year, the West Virginia Homeowners Rescue Program has prevented foreclosures, saved homes from the auction block, and reconnected utilities in an effort to help homeowners affected... Continue Reading

**NOTE: The Low Down Home Loan is now only offered in conjunction with the Homeownership Program. As of January 2, 2024, the Low Down Home Loan offers all buyers up to $8,000 in down payment and closing cost assistance, regardless of loan-to-value ratio. For questions, please call 800-933-8511.**

The West Virginia Housing Development Fund’s Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance Program has a new name.

The program is now known as the Low Down Home Loan, but terms haven’t... Continue Reading