Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA)
CHFA provides a long term, fixed interest rate combined with a low down payment requirement, creating the opportunity for nonprofits to acquire real estate. Eligible 501(c)3 entities may also qualify for tax exempt financing at below market fixed rates.
Funding Partners
Funding Partners offers innovative financing programs like the House to Home to Ownership Program (H20) by providing down payment assistance to families at or below the 80% of the area median. Funding Partners coordinates, enhances, and leverages resources to increase the affordable housing stock attainable to low-income families and individuals.
Housing Colorado
Housing Colorado works to shift public perception and the policy environment while providing tools and knowledge to help meet the challenges of affordable housing in Colorado.
Housing Colorado - Housing Resource Directory
The Housing Resource Directory is a tool for those in the affordable housing field. This directory offers the most current information on statewide housing programs, services and products and offers search capabilities allowing users to locate organizations, programs or products by region, sector or population served.
http://www.housingcolorado.org/index.php?section=Directory
HUD
HUD provides a wide variety of information for consumers and developers including links to local housing authorities and foreclosure assistance resources.
Colorado Housing Assistance Corporation (CHAC)
CHAC provides home ownership opportunities for lower-income Colorado families by offering down payment assistance loans, homebuyer education classes, and first-time homebuyer classes.
www.coloradohousingassistance.org
Almost Home, Inc.
Almost Home facilitates self-sufficiency for homeless families or individuals in need of housing assistance by providing both temporary and transitional/affordable "work force" housing and case management services.
Colorado Rural Housing Development Corporation
Colorado Rural Housing Development Corporation and its affiliate corporations create strong and healthy communities through innovative approaches in providing sustainable and affordable housing, life skills, and economic development opportunities to benefit low- to moderate-income households throughout Colorado through property development, financing, education, partnership, and technical assistance.
Mercy Housing (Mercy Loan Fund)
Mercy Housing has a wide array of housing options for various populations all over the country including rental homes for families and seniors, rental homes for people with special needs, permanent and transitional homes for formerly homeless people, self-help homeownership, and homeownership. Mercy also offers more than just homes, through a variety of services residents have opportunities to gain the skills they need to change their lives.
Colorado Housing Search
Colorado Housing Search is jointly sponsored by the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) and the Colorado Division of Housing (CoDOH) as a public service to the residents of Colorado. The website offers an affordable housing search and other related services.
Habitat for Humanity of Colorado
HFHC is a community of Habitat affiliates, staff and volunteers working throughout the state. There are 30 Habitat for Humanity affiliates across the state, who in 2006 built 105 homes in partnership with families who would otherwise be unable to obtain the security, stability, and hope that homeownership can provide.
Colorado Division of Housing
DOH provids financial assistance and services that increase the availability of housing to residents of Colorado who can least afford it.