City of Madison - File #: 31264

• File #: 31264
• Version: 1
• Name: Approving $108,000 from Housing Development Reserve Funds to provide additional down payment assistance to qualified homebuyers through Movin’ Out, Inc.
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/15/2013
• In control: BOARD OF ESTIMATES (ended 4/2017)
• On agenda: 10/1/2013
• Final action: 10/1/2013
• Enactment date: 10/3/2013
• Enactment #: RES-13-00754
• Title: Approving $108,000 from Housing Development Reserve Funds to provide additional down payment assistance to qualified homebuyers through Movin’ Out, Inc.
• Sponsors: Maurice S. Cheeks, Lauren Cnare, Matthew J. Phair

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/1/2013	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
9/23/2013	1	BOARD OF ESTIMATES (ended 4/2017)	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
9/12/2013	1	COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT COMMITTEE	Return to Lead with the Recommendation for Approval	Pass
9/3/2013	1	BOARD OF ESTIMATES (ended 4/2017)	Refer
9/3/2013	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Refer	Pass
8/28/2013	1	Community Development Division	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
Sufficient Federal funds are available for this project within the Community Development Division’s Housing Development Reserve Fund, which was authorized as part of the CD Division’s 2013 Adopted Operating Budget. The use of these funds will have no impact on the local levy.
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Approving $108,000 from Housing Development Reserve Funds to provide additional down payment assistance to qualified homebuyers through Movin’ Out, Inc.
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Movin’ Out offers a great amount of support and coaching throughout the whole purchase transaction. Movin’ Out is highly regarded with competent staff whom continue to attend trainings to stay up to date with industry changes. The organization has been awarding these targeted down payment assistance funds for 17 years. Staff effectively matches homeowners with other available down payment funding sources leveraging the City of Madison’s CDD funds to create a feasible mortgage payment for LMI families. Counselors are working in collaboration with many sources besides a lender on behalf of the household. Coordination between realtor, human services system, family and support staff, housing authorities, etc is needed for all of the households.

Movin’ Out’s 2013 contract was awarded at $241,597 of HOME funds. At this time the full amount of the contract has been reserved for households anticipating a 2013 closing date. A total of five homeowners have already closed in 2013 which expended $180,000 of the contract. The remaining funds are expected to close in the next 90 days.

The demand for affordable housing in City of Madison is a priority. A majority of Movin’ Outs clients are below 60% CMI and have a fixed monthly income such as federal assistance (SSDI). The median price of housing in Madison is currently $231,000 and interest rates have begun to increase for private financing. The gap needed to address the affordability of housing payments for LMI households can be provided by down payment assistance. In addit...