Helping 7,000+ Families Achieve Homeownership
Pathways to Homeownership
The Tucson IDA partners with our colleagues at the Pima IDA to deliver a suite of stellar options for homebuyers in our county, including down payment assistance, interest-rate reductions, mortgage credit certificates, and grants (depending on availability and market conditions).
Our shared program platform is called the Pima Tucson Housing Innovation Hub. On this website you can get up-to-date information on what products are available currently, connect with approved lenders, and learn more about the home buying process.
I may not have been able to afford much in this area without Tucson IDA’s programs. It’s helpful to have that little help … it’s a bridge to go from renting forever to buying a house.
The whole idea of home ownership gives you a sense of roots. Owning a home creates expectations for the future, and is important to the identity of a family. It provides a place where everyone can congregate.
$10M+
IN ASSISTANCE
7,000+
FAMILIES SERVED
$14,000
AVERAGE DPA AMOUNT
Proven Results
120 Frontline Workers Now Have a Place to Call Home
Leveraging American Rescue Plan Dollars, in collaboration with the City of Tucson, Tucson Association of Realtors Charitable Foundation and other partners, we were able to provide grants up to a $5,000 to assist with closing costs for essential workers.
$840,000
total assistance provided
33%
single parent head of household
85%
Black, Indigenous, or People of Color
$675,000
total assistance provided
60%
Below 80% Area Median Income
77%
Hispanic or Latino
Helping 175 First-Time Homebuyers Become Homeowners
Leveraging American Rescue Plan Dollars, in collaboration with the Office of the Arizona Governor and Arizona Department of Housing, we were able to provide assistance up to $15,000 to assist with closing costs for first-time homebuyers.
Here to help.
Not sure what your next steps are?
Connect with our team! We can connect you with a trained lender, experienced with downpayment assistance process.
Nicole Johnson
Housing Manager
nicole@tucsonida.org
520.222.7458
Mortgage Credit Certificate
The Mortgage Credit Certificate program is a tax credit program that reduces your federal taxes in order to help keep your home affordable in the long run. In all, this program can save you up to $50,000 over the life of your home loan.
If you are currently looking to buy a home and would like to see if you are eligible for this cost-saving program, contact our partners at Community Investment Corporation.
If you are a current participant in this program through the Tucson IDA, and are looking for your annual renewal information, we have moved!