Welcome to PHFA.org
May 13 2019: PHFA announces new Housing Policy Fellowship.
May 13 2019: RFP issued to address homelessness in Pa.
May 09 2019: Three housing leaders honored during PHFA conference.
May 03 2019: The latest issue of our "Developments" newsletter is available here and on our YouTube Channel.
Apr 24 2019: People working in multifamily housing invited to June conference.
Top five visited consumer pages.
Homebuyers Home Purchase Loans
Homebuyers Purchase Assistance Loans
NOTE: This list changes periodically based on site usage.
People working in multifamily housing, registration is now open. Visit the MAHC page for more information and to register.
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Chester County
Meet Belinda and her family from Berwyn. PHFA foreclosure assistance helped to keep their home.
Carbon County
Meet Jim from Jim Thorpe. He lives in an affordable apartment renovated with the help of PHFA.
Allegheny County
The Blind and Vision Rehabitilation Services of Pittsburgh helps people with visual impairments.
Erie County
Meet Yvonne and her family from Erie. They no longer pay rent. PHFA helped them buy a home of their own.
Fayette County
Meet Melissa and her family from Grindstone. She had housing counseling thru PHFA & now owns her home.
Homeownership
- A home of their own in Erie county
- A millennial on the move
- Doing This On Her Own
- Finding Her Happily Ever After
- Holly needed a home loan that would work with her budget
- Hometown Boy Makes Good
- Julie wanted a home that offered her boys stability
- Linda wanted her family to experience the benefits of homeownership
- Marcus and Michelle wanted a home for their young family
- Newlywed Couple Puts Down Roots in a Small Pennsylvania Town
- Owning a home has made all the difference
- PHFA helps long time renters become first time homeowners
- The Michaels family wanted a home in which to raise their children
Foreclosure Prevention
Housing Counseling
- Home Schooled
- Homebuyer counseling helped Ejetta on her path to homeownership
- Housing counselor Rita helped Katherine get a needed home loan modification
- Nikki has a passion for helping others through counseling
- Putting to good use what she learned
- Setting a good example in Fayette county
- She did her homework to become a homeowner
- When Regis lost his job as a chef, housing counseling helped him save his home
Rental Housing
- A Caring Heart
- Alfred wanted senior housing he could afford
- An affordable apartment turns hardship into happiness
- Feels like home in Carbon county
- Finding his way home
- Funding from PHFA helped provide rental housing that worked for lifelong friends Jane and Betty
- Nilda needed an apartment within her budget so she could continue to care for her adult daughter
- Yvonne wanted rental housing to enjoy her retirement and her grandchildren
Community Revitalization
- A community gets financial help to convert a historic building into a popular Civil War museum
- A Truly Super Supermarket
- An Opportunity To Do More
- Bakery Square in Pittsburgh makes the shift from bakery to high-tech office center
- Bringing a healing touch
- Harrisburg's Hamilton Health Center builds a new home to better support its mission
- Lifting up the community
- New ArtsQuest facility helps spur Bethlehem's renaissance