Down Payment Assistance Now Available for 2020 Labor Day Wildfire Housing Assistance

The Disaster Recovery and Resilience (DRR) Division at Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) continues to work with Oregonians affected by the 2020 Labor Day wildfires and straight-line winds. This monthly newsletter provides updates in all areas of disaster recovery at OHCS.

Down payment assistance (DPA) enables disaster-impacted families to transition from renting to owning by providing help with down payments and closing costs for qualified homebuyers who may need additional financial support.

A home must be purchased within one of the eight disaster-affected counties, but it does not have to be in the county where the homebuyer’s previous home was damaged or where they currently live. Those counties include Clackamas, Douglas, Jackson, Klamath, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, and Marion.

Individuals and households may qualify if: 

• Household income is below 120% of the area median income (AMI) in their county. See the ReOregon income requirements webpage for details.
• They can prove they lost their previous home to a wildfire or straight-line winds in 2020.
• They are considered a first-time homebuyer.

Regional community action agencies (CAAs) are available to help with this process.  To Learn More about DPA