Affordable Housing

A safe, affordable home is one of the basic requisites of life—a key to individual health and well-being, and the foundation for sustainable, economically vibrant and diverse neighborhoods.

Housing is where LISC started. And it’s still the cornerstone of our mission, even as our vision has expanded to incorporate work to improve education, health, safety and economic growth in the places where we work. LISC helps make quality, affordable housing available to low-income and vulnerable residents—from seniors to veterans to the formerly homeless—in underserved communities.

USDA RD's New Preliminary Assessment Tool

USDA RD has published a new Preliminary Assessment Tool (PAT) for transfers of multifamily properties. The PAT may be accessed on these USDA websites:

Multi Family Housing Direct Loans (See Forns & Resources Tab)
Housing Preservation Revitalization Demonstration Loans and Grants
Press Release from Council for Affordable Rural Housing (CARH)

USDA Revised Area Loan Limits

On January 6, 2017, USDA announced revised area loan limits for its single family housing programs.

The revised loan limits apply to the following states: California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.