WDVA Housing Programs
Other Housing Programs
- Veterans Downpayment Assistance Program
- Washington Association of Realtors
- Rebuilding Together
- Property Tax
- Federal VA Home Loans
- Federal VA Specially Adapted Housing Grant
- Federal VA Home Improvement and Structural Alterations Grant (HISA)
- Sales Tax Exemption / Adapted Housing for Disabled Veterans
- Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity
- Washington State Foreclosure Fairness Act Effective July 22, 2011. Washington is Third Non-Judicial Foreclosure State to offer Mediation
A Message from the Federal VA for Struggling Homeowners:
Some Veterans experiencing financial hardship may be unaware of the programs and services available to help them avoid foreclosure, even for home loans not guaranteed by VA. It’s easy to become discouraged after falling behind and receiving daily collections phone calls. Remember that a mortgage servicer’s goal is not to take anyone’s home from them. Servicers would much rather see hardships resolved and borrowers resume making payments or otherwise avoid foreclosure. There are many VA resources to help Veterans do those things.
Did you know that the inability to afford your mortgage does not mean that foreclosure is inevitable? Modifying your loan to a more affordable interest rate, being placed on a forbearance plan to obtain additional time if your financial situation is expected to improve down the road, or even deeding the property back to the mortgage servicer are all potential options to avoid foreclosure.
Are you concerned that your property value is so upside-down that you will never get out from under it? A Compromise Sale, or short sale, may be a great option, potentially allowing you to sell the home for less than you owe.
To see the stories of some of the more than 450,000 Veterans whom we have been able to help, watch the “VA Alternatives to Foreclosure” on website at http://www.benefits.va.gov/HOMELOANS/resources_video.asp.
These are only a few of the many options available. If you are more than two payments past due and have a VA home loan, a VA Loan Technician has already been assigned to assist you. If not, or if you do not have a VA loan, knowledgeable VA staff can offer financial counseling to determine how VA can help and what loss mitigation options might work best. If you have a VA loan, VA staff can even speak directly with your mortgage servicer on your behalf.
Please call (877) 827-3702 to reach your nearest VA Regional Loan Center, or you may visit our web site at http://www.benefits.va.gov/homeloans/ to obtain information about the VA Home Loan program.
Additionally, Veterans who feel they may be facing homelessness as a result of losing their home can go to http://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/NationalCallCenter.asp, or call (877) 424-3838 to receive immediate assistance from VA.
In addition to the resources offered by VA, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) offers assistance to homeowners by sponsoring local housing counseling agencies. To find an approved agency in your area, please search online at http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/hcs.cfm or call HUD’s interactive voice system at (800) 569-4287.