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Washington State Housing Finance Commission (WSHFC) - homebuyer programs, including downpayment and closing cost assistance
USDA Rural Development Office - homebuyer programs in rural communities
Community Home Ownership Center (CHOC) Homeownership Hotline
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
FannieMae - for Home Buyers
Fannie Mae's HomeChoice program for People with Disabilities
Washington State Community Action Partners - listed by county, offering various services including homebuyer education and/or downpayment assistance

Aberdeen Neighborhood Housing Services - (Grays Harbor County)
Bellevue/East King County
Community Housing Resource Center - (Vancouver and SW Washington)
El Centro de la Raza Homeownership Center (click on Services) - Pre-purchase and post purchase counseling, financial literacy education, debt and credit management (Seattle)
Everett/Snohomish County
Federal Way
Homeownership Center of Tacoma
HomeSight (Seattle, South King, and Snohomish Counties)
Kitsap County Consolidated Housing Authority
Longview
Pierce County Housing Programs
Tacoma
Vancouver
Vancouver/Clark County

Asotin - Community Action Partnership
Benton/Franklin/Walla Walla/Yakima - Community Health Center La Clinica Self-Help Housing
Benton/Franklin/Walla Walla - Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Tri-Cities
Benton/Franklin  - Benton Franklin Community Action Committee
Columbia/Garfield/Walla Walla - Blue Mountain Action Council
Community Frameworks - Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program
Ferry/Pend Oreille/Stevens - Rural Resources Community Action
Kennewick
Kennewick, City of - First-Time Homebuyer Downpayment Assistance & Gap Financing
Spokane, City of
Spokane Housing Authority
Spokane Neighborhood Action Program
Spokane County
Whitman - Community Action Center
Yakima

 

Ms. Annie Conant, Supervisor (HOME & CofC)
Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development
Housing Assistance Unit
128 10th Avenue SW
Olympia, WA 98504-2525
Phone: 360-725-2919
Fax: 360-586-5880

City of Bellingham
Mr. David M. Cahill, Manager
Division of Community Development
210 Lottie Street
Bellingham, WA 98225
Phone: 360-676-6880
Fax: 360-738-7431

City of Seattle
Ms. Joanne LaTuchie,
Office of Housing
P.O. Box 94725
Seattle, WA 98124-4725
Phone: (206) 615-0995

City of Spokane
Ms. Melora Sharts, Housing Program Finance Officer
Department of Community and Economic Development Programs
808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.
Room 650
Spokane, WA 99201-3339
Phone: 509-625-6325
Fax: 509-625-6315

City of Tacoma
Ms. Cathy Morton, Contract and Program Auditor
Department of Economic Development
747 Market St., Suite 1036
Tacoma, WA 98402-3794
Phone: 253-591-5763
Fax: 253-591-2002

City of Yakima
Mr. Bill Cobabe, Manager
Department of Neighborhood Development
112 S. Eighth St.
Yakima, WA 98901
Phone: 509-575-6101
Fax: 509-575-6176
Website

County of Pierce
Mr. Gary Aden
Housing Administrative Program Manager
3602 Pacific Avenue, Suite 200
Tacoma, WA 98418
Phone: 253-798-6912
Fax: 253-798-6604

County of Spokane
Mr. Tim Crowley, Housing & Community Development Manager
312 W. 8th Avenue
Spokane, WA 99204
Phone: 509-477-2521
Fax: 509-477-2561

County of Clark
Mr. Peter C. Munroe, Manager, CDBG and HOME Programs
Department of Community Services
P.O. Box 5000
Vancouver, WA 98666-5000
Phone: 360-397-2130
Fax: 360-397-6128
Website

County of King
Ms. Eileen Bleeker, Housing Finance Program Planner
Exchange Building
821 Second Ave., Suite 500
Seattle, WA 98104-1598
Phone: 206-296-8642
Fax: 206-296-0229

County of Kitsap
Mr. Ron Adams, CDBG & HOME Administrator
Department of Community Development
345 6th Street, Suite 400
Bremerton, WA 98337-1869
Phone: 360-337-7284
Fax: 360-337-4609

City of Tacoma/Lakewood Consortium
Mr. Rick Teasley, Supervisor
Department of Economic Development
747 Market St.
Suite 1036
Tacoma, WA 98402-3794
Phone: 253-591-5238
Fax: 253-591-2002
Website

City of Longview Consortium
Ms. Julie Hourcle
Assistant Planner
City of Longview
1525 Broadway
Longview, WA 98632-7080
Phone: 360-442-5081
Fax: 360-442-5953
Website

City of Richland Consortium (Tri-City HOME Consortia)
Ms. Deborah Bluher, Manager
Department of Economic Development and Housing Resources
P.O. Box 190
Richland, WA 99352
Phone: 509-942-7595
Fax: 509-942-5665
Website

County of Snohomish
Ms. Alyce Osborn, Grants Supervisor
2731 Wetmore Ave.
Suite 402
Everett, WA 98201-4046
Phone: 425-388-3605
Fax: 425-388-3504
Website

County of Thurston Consortium
Ms. Connie Rivera, Capital Finance Manager
Office of Program and Budget Development
2000 Lakeridge Dr., S.W.
Olympia, WA 98502-6090
Phone: 360-709-3065
Fax: 360-786-5409
Website

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