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Program targets first-time homebuyers

...selling in the mid $80,000s or up to $95,000. Homes are selling below the $77,540 limit, but many require more fix-up funds and pose a financial bind for new homebuyers. Finding the perfect home, neighborhood and even the white picket fence...

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Income, home price guidelines rise for first-time homebuyers

...number of homes available to first-time buyers. And it allows home shoppers to look for homes that may require fewer fix-up funds, which can become a financial bind, particularly for new homeowners. The MCPP is in its 11th year. The program...

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Fix-up Fund helps homeowners

The Fix-up Fund, offered by locally participating lenders...percent fixed for the life of the loan. Fix-up Fund loans are offered statewide subject to...homeowners. Improvements eligible with the Fix-up Fund include siding, roof replacement, furnace...

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AGENDAS

...purchase the south 23 feet of Lot 3, Block 17, original City of Staples 6. Consider participating in Region 5 Community fix-up fund program 7. Staples Historical Society regarding preservation of historical buildings 8. Order abatement of public...

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Region 5 to replenish misplaced funds

...on a waiting list. If a waiting list is not an option, other funding options also exist like Region 5's housing fix-up fund. "What happened was inexcusable," said Lucy Nesheim, Brainerd City Council member and Region Five Board chairwoman...

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Housing renovation loan program available

...renovation loan program for homeowners in the Brainerd lakes area. The Region Five Development Commission will administer the Fix Up Fund program for the five-county region, including the counties of Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd and Wadena. To qualify...

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Neighborhood group has come a long way

...of the opportunities to renovate their own homes, which includes low-interest loans through the Greater Minnesota Fix-up Fund that are not dependent on traditional annual wages that identify low incomes. "I think it's a good program and no...

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Ventura's request for fix-up funds for mansion bewilders legislators

ST. PAUL - The current tenant of the residence that Minnesota governors have called home for nearly four decades would like $4 million to fix up or even replace the 20-room, Tudor-style mansion.

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Housing briefs

...affordable than you think with a Fix-Up Fund loan from the Minnesota Housing...conditioner to a new roof or remodeling. Fix-Up Fund loans offer fixed annual below-market...Homeowners interested in applying for a Fix-Up Fund loan must meet income guidelines...

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Housing briefs

...with the Self Help housing program where participants work with others to build their home. She will assist with the Fix Up Fund program, which gives low-interest loans to individuals who want to update or repair their homes. She also will assist...

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