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Okaloosa County to begin accepting down-payment assistance applications July 1; staff outlines SHIP and rental programs
Summary
County staff described a new down-payment assistance program with a maximum award of $65,000, the SHIP rehabilitation options and about 70 county-run rental units used to help residents move toward homeownership.
Okaloosa County staff said the county will begin accepting applications July 1 for a new down-payment assistance program that will provide awards of up to $65,000 to income-eligible homebuyers.
The housing department also described other supports, including rehabilitation assistance through the SHIP program and a county portfolio of “a little over 70” rental units used to help residents stabilize and prepare for homeownership. “We will begin accepting applications July first of this year,” said a Staff member. The staff member added the county posts application requirements and a list…
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