Pre Purchase Orientation – a 2-3 hour overview of HUD homebuyer education and the District of Columbia homebuyer programs. Pre-requisite for one-on-one counseling.
Budgeting for your home purchase
Shopping for your home
Shopping for your lender
Going to closing
Down payment Assistance for First Time Homebuyers
Down payment Assistance for District Government Employees
Individuals who wish to participate in the Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) Program should register through the DC Department of Housing and Community Development’s (DHCD) Inclusionary Zoning web page at DHCD.DC.ORG. In order to register you will first need to determine if you are applying for IZ rental or IZ homeownership and participate in the required training.
Marshall Heights Community Development Organization (MHCDO) is a nonprofit community-based organization that has undertaken community development activities in the Ward 7 area of Washington, DC since 1979. To enhance its development activities, MHCDO operates a number of programs designed to expand economic opportunities, increase self-sufficiency, and improve the quality of life for individuals and families. MHCDO's success stems from its community governance, collaborations and partnerships, and holistic approach to community development.
REGISTER HERE
Hope you are enjoying your summer. This month you can get caught up on how DHCD continues to provide opportunities for; affordable housing to all residents, business development in the community, informing citizens of key new laws and regulations and listening to testimony from residents about what they feel should be some of DC's goals and priorities.
(Washington, DC) – Mayor Bowser today announced that local organizations can now applyBy attending this hearing on the District's Fiscal Year 2019 Action Plan, you can help shape the development of policies and programs on: (1) affordable housing; (2) special needs housing; (3) homelessness; (4) homeownership; and (5) community development and public service activities.
Interested in attending. Register HERE
Join Mayor Muriel Bowser, Deputy Mayor Brian Kenner and Councilmember Brandon Todd (Ward 4) for the groundbreaking of a new 80-unit senior affordable housing community on the Parks at Walter Reed.
The District of Columbia's rent control law sets limits on the amount and frequency of rent increases—and gives tenants the right to challenge them. But housing providers and tenants first need to know how the law operates, to include:
A new law is now effective that exempts most single-family properties from the requirements of the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act of 1980 (TOPA). This workshop, sponsored by the Rental Conversion and Sale Division (CASD) of the DC Department of Housing and Community Development, will explain the law’s provisions to tenants, landlords and other housing providers.
The DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) receives federal funding for policies and programs in:
Each fiscal year, it develops an "Action Plan" on the best uses of federal resources and as part of that process seeks public input.