Buying a home just got a lot easier with up to $15,000 in down payment assistance.

Individuals and families whose household income is up to 120 percent of the average in Pima County may qualify for the assistance to buy a home in an area generally south of 22^nd Street (see the attached map).

A couple may qualify with household income as high as $58,000; a family of four, with up to $72,500.

Homebuyers must contribute a minimum of $1,000 of their own funds.

The assistance is available beginning Monday, Sept. 17, through the Pima Neighborhood Investment Partnership, a collaboration between Pima County, the City of Tucson and seven local nonprofits. Pima County received $22 million in federal stimulus funds in 2010 to make foreclosed and vacant homes in the target area energy efficient, available and affordable.

The down payment assistance program, administered by the nonprofit Community Investment Partnership, ends Nov. 30, 2012. Real estate agents can provide assistance in locating eligible properties.

For more information, please call 520-243-4663, visit www.pnip.org or contact one of these four participating housing counseling agencies:

Chicanos Por La Causa Inc.
www.cplc.org
Attn: Housing Counseling Department
2550 E. Fort Lowell Road
Tucson, AZ 85716
(520) 882-0018

Family Housing Resources
http://familyhousingresources.com/
1700 E. Fort Lowell Road, Ste. 101
Tucson, AZ 85719
(520) 318-0993

Old Pueblo Community Services
www.helptucson.org
4007 E. Paradise Falls, Ste. 125
Tucson, AZ 85712
(520) 445-7084

Primavera Foundation Inc.
www.primavera.org
Housing Counseling Department
151 W. 40^th St.
Tucson, AZ 85713
(520) 882-5479

PNIP target area

Individuos y familias cuyo ingreso conjunto (household income) es hasta el 120 por ciento del promedio en el Condado Pima, pueden calificar para asistencia financiera en la compra de una casa en el área Sur de 22^nd Street.

Una pareja puede calificar con el ingreso conjunto de hasta $58,000; una familia de cuatro con un ingreso conjunto de hasta $72,500.

Los compradores de casa deben contribuir un mínimo de $1,000 de su propio dinero.

La asistencia estará disponible empezando el lunes, 17 de septiembre, a través de Pima Neighborhood Investment Partnership, una colaboración entre el Condado Pima, la Ciudad de Tucson y siete organizaciones locales no lucrativas.  En el 2010 el Condado Pima recibió $22 millones en fondos del estímulo federal para convertir aquellas propiedades vacantes y bajo ejecución hipotecaria en esa área eficientes en el consumo de energía, disponibles y accesibles.

El programa para asistencia con el enganche, administrado por la organización no lucrativa de Community Investment Partnership, termina el 30 de noviembre, 2012.  Los agentes inmobiliarios pueden asistir en localizar propiedades elegibles.

Para más información, por favor llama al 520-243-4663, visita www.pnip.org o comunícate con una de las cuatro agencias participantes de asesoramiento de vivienda:

Chicanos Por La Causa Inc.
www.cplc.org
Attn: Housing Counseling Department
2550 E. Fort Lowell Road
Tucson, AZ 85716
(520) 882-0018

Family Housing Resources
http://familyhousingresources.com/
1700 E. Fort Lowell Road, Ste. 101
Tucson, AZ 85719
(520) 318-0993

Old Pueblo Community Services
www.helptucson.org
4007 E. Paradise Falls, Ste. 125
Tucson, AZ 85712
(520) 445-7084

 Primavera Foundation Inc.
www.primavera.org
Housing Counseling Department
151 W. 40^th St.
Tucson, AZ 85713
(520) 882-5479

PNIP target area

The low-interest Mortgage Revenue Bond program is available through the City of Tucson Industrial Development Authority (www.TucsonIDA.com) and the Pima County Industrial Development Authority (www.PimaIDA.com).

For more information about:

• the Mortgage Revenue Bond program
• the $8,500 down payment assistance
• other down payment assistance programs available for market interest rate loan products
• other housing assistance in Pima County

call a HUD certified counseling agency or the Pima County Housing Center, 801 W. Congress St., at 624-2947 or stop by between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The Pima County Housing Center and its partners:

• Provide resources, information, counseling, classes, computers, and workshops to help first-time homebuyers and other Pima County residents purchase, repair and make their homes more energy efficient; find affordable rentals; improve their credit; and save and manage their money.
• Help homeowners with mortgage modification and foreclosure prevention or recovery.
• Assist individuals and families who have been victims of fraud and rescue scams.
• Help individuals obtain emergency rent, mortgage and utility assistance.