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The Housing Fund - Affordable Housing Financing

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The Housing Fund assists nonprofit and for-profit entities in the builder-developer community who are pursuing projects to help Tennessee’s low/moderate-income populations. Commercial-lending projects or partnerships can include a variety of uses or purposes, such as:

• Land Acquisition

• Infrastructure work to prepare a site for development

• Vertical construction

• Renovations or rehabilitation of an existing structure

• Bridge or gap financing

The Housing Fund also offers property-tax relief, funded by to nonprofits or small landlords (located in Davidson County) that are providing subsidized or naturally-occurring affordable housing. This relief can be used to put funds back into rental units to maintain their affordability, or it can recoup to the landlord. If you have already paid your properties taxes for the year, you can still apply and have property-tax relief sent to you in the form of a reimbursement.

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Last updated: Nov. 8, 2024

Program details

City: Chattanooga, Clarksville, Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville

Program geography: Region

Entities involved: Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI)

Market Category: Lower-Cost and Higher-Cost Market

Tool Category: Tools for Mission Driven Owners

Tool Description: Acquisition Financing, Closing Costs, Construction Financing, Soft Costs

Year started: 2005

Target tenants: at or below 80% AMI

Affordability restrictions: Yes. THF is able to customize our lending capability, products and services to each specific project.

Funding sources: Bank Investment for CRA Credit