(WASHINGTON, DC) – On Monday, the Bowser Administration will announce enhancements to the District’s first-time homebuyer programs that will give more residents a fair shot at a pathway to the middle class by expanding opportunities for home ownership in Washington, DC. The changes will increase the budget for DC’s homebuyer programs; increase the Housing Purchase Assistance Program’s (HPAP) maximum loan amount; revise the repayment terms for 70 percent of HPAP borrowers; and add an additional HPAP administrator, making the program more efficient. Since taking office, Mayor Bowser has made affordable housing a major focus of her Administration, committing an unprecedented $100 million annually to the Housing Production Trust Fund to step up the production and preservation of affordable housing units in Washington, DC.

WHEN:
Monday, December 12 at 11 am

WHO:
LaRuby May, Ward 8 Councilmember
Brian Kenner, Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
Polly Donaldson, Director Department of Housing and Community Development

WHERE:
DC Department of Housing and Community Development
1800 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE
*Closest Metro: Anacostia Metro Station*
*Bus Lines: 90, 92, A9, B2, P6, V2, V5

Press planning to attend the event are asked to RSVP to [email protected].