Oregon offers $30,000 to asylum-seekers and other non-US citizens to buy houses

Oregon offers $30,000 to asylum-seekers and other non-US citizens to buy houses


Asylum-seekers, refugees, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, and any other non-U.S. citizens living in Oregon are eligible to receive a $30,000 grant to assist them if they are first-time home buyers. 

This grant, which is offered by the Hacienda Community Development Corporation through its Camino A Casa program, is only available to “people who are not American citizens.”

“Clients work closely with financial coaches and HUD-certified housing counselors throughout the entirety of the homebuying process,” the advertisement for the grant stated. “In addition to mortgage readiness and financial fitness workshops, we provide various opportunities for down-payment assistance.”

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The HCDC has received $692,775 from Business Oregon’s Economic Equity Investment Program, which was formed by the Oregon legislature in 2022. It is designed “to build economic

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