Applications for the 2025 Hometown Heroes program opened on Aug. 18. Essential Florida workers can get up to $35,000 in down payment and closing cost assistance through the program The fund has $50 ...

Florida Housing offers fixed-rate loans, grants, and down-payment assistance. Hometown Heroes and FL Assist programs provide second mortgage support options. Qualifying buyers must meet income, credit ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Hometown Heroes Housing (HTH) Program reopened Monday, giving first-time homebuyers who serve their communities a chance to receive down payment and closing cost ...

In 2023, the Florida Legislature approved Senate Bill 102, known as the Live Local Act, and Gov. Ron DeSantis signed it into law. The next year, lawmakers revised the legislation. Further updates to ...

Affordable housing projects in Florida are not solely dependent on money from the federal government. Gov. Ron DeSantis fully funded a pair of programs that Florida Housing Coalition's Ashon Nesbitt ...

This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is published here with permission. More than 5 million people rely on Section 8, the nation’s largest housing assistance program, to help pay their rent ...