The County of Maui’s Ho’okumu Hou First-Time Homebuyer Opportunity Program has issued 100 home-shopping letters to fire-displaced households, offering up to $600,000 per family to help purchase a home. To date, 43 purchases have been completed and over $24.6 million awarded.
- 18 fire-displaced households received home-shopping letters today, bringing the program’s total to 100 approved households.
- Eligible families can receive up to $600,000 to cover down payments, closing costs, or mortgage reduction.
- The program has completed 43 home purchases so far, with more than 100 family members now living in those homes.
- Funding comes from HUD’s Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery, administered by the Maui County Office of Recovery.
- The program is described as the only one of its kind in the nation, built specifically in response to the 2023 Lahaina wildfire.
Source: Mauirecovers
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