Provides direct loans to borrowers who cannot obtain financing elsewhere. They must have good credit and meet reasonable underwriting criteria. Loans are for home ownership opportunities and assistance to low-income households to purchase, construct, and repair a home. Loans can be up to 100% loan to value ratios. Qualified individuals may be eligible to receive payment assistance which may reduce their payment from the established note rate of interest. SEE RURAL DEVELOPMENT WEBSITE FOR ELIGIBLE RURAL AREAS.

Low-income individuals and families partner with Richmond Habitat to purchase a new or rehabbed home. Those purchasing from Richmond Habitat's program are required to partner with Habitat by volunteering on their home or the home of others in the program, volunteering at the ReStore and also attending educational classes. The program is an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International; it shares its world wide goal of eliminating substandard housing. Families are selected on a non discriminatory basis and volunteers are welcome from all segments of the community.

Habitat works toward this vision by building and improving homes in partnership with individuals and families in need of a decent and affordable place to live.

The First-time Homebuyer Program offers homeowner education classes, credit report reviews and housing counseling to assist County residents and local workforce in purchasing safe, decent, affordable housing. The program also assists qualified buyers with down payment and closing cost assistance and in designated areas offers low-interest rate financing. HRPDC HOME down payment assistance funds are available to assist with purchases of homes throughout the County. The Community Homeownership Revitalization funds are available to purchase attached and detached single-family homes in designated revitalization areas. The Community Homeownership Revitalization Program sets aside funds for permanent financing with an interest rate 0.5% below VHDA's prevailing rate at the time the lender locks in the loan.

Offers no-interest, deferred repayment loans to assist low-income home buyers with down payment and closing costs for the purchase of a home in the City. Applicants may also be eligible for the CHRP Program, which reduce Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA) mortgages 1% lower than VHDA's published First-Time Homebuyer mortgage interest rate.

Provides financial assistance to low income families for home owner opportunities for single or multi-family housing. Provides rural utilities assistance and community programs.