Overview of Our Financing Solutions

Administration

The Washington State Housing Finance Commission is a state agency that has financed affordable housing in Washington state for more than 40 years. We help homebuyers with loans and downpayment assistance; developers with financing to build affordable apartments; renters with connections and resources; and community organizations with access to capital to fulfill their missions.

Homeownership

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VISIT: heretohome.org
HOMEBUYERS: Take a free homebuyer class or connect with a lender to see if you qualify for a home loan with downpayment assistance.
HOMEOWNERS: Struggling to pay your mortgage or facing foreclosure? Call the Homeownership Hotline at 877-894-4663.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS: Partner with us to inform and refer your community members.
CONTACT: info@heretohome.org

 

Affordable Apartments

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VISIT: wshfc.org/multifamily-development
HOUSING DEVELOPERS: Financing to build and preserve affordable apartments
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS: Connections to housing developers or financing to develop housing yourself
RENTERS: Information and resources to find and keep an affordable apartment or even get on the path to homeownership
CONTACT: askusmhcf@wshfc.org

 

Nonprofit Facilities

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VISIT: wshfc.org/beyond-housing/nonprofit-facilities-program
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS: Buy, build, renovate, and refinance facilities and
equipment through our bond financing.
CONTACT: askusmhcf@wshfc.org

 

Manufactured Home Communities

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VISIT: wshfc.org/multifamily-development/preserving-manufactured-housing-communities
MOBILE HOME PARK RESIDENTS: Become a resident-owned community by forming a cooperative and purchasing the land under your homes with loans from WSHFC.
CONTACT: askusmhcf@wshfc.org

 

Farmer and Rancher Program

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VISIT: wshfc.org/beyond-housing/farmers-farmland
FARMERS AND RANCHERS: Access affordable loans to purchase equipment and farmland.
CONTACT: askusmhcf@wshfc.org

 

Land Acquisition

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VISIT: wshfc.org/beyond-housing/land-acquisition-program-lap
DEVELOPERS: Buy land now for later development of housing and other community assets through our land banking program.
CONTACT: askusmhcf@wshfc.org

 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

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VISIT: wshfc.org/beyond-housing/sustainable-energy-trust-set
The Sustainable Energy Trust finances projects that switch to clean energy or improve energy efficiency in multifamily housing and other buildings.
CONTACT: energy@wshfc.org