HUD in Connecticut

Making Home Affordable
A recent expansion of the Making Home Affordable program now allows borrowers who are current but up to 125 percent underwater on their mortgage, and have mortgages currently owned or guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to refinance those loans according to the terms of the Home Affordable Refinance program established earlier this year.

Find out more at MakingHomeAffordable.gov

Grant Writing Training
Join HUD staff for a free 2-day grant writing training workshop in Stamford from August 20-21. Learn grant writing techniques, how to become more competitive for federal funds, programs available to nonprofits, organizational capacity building and more. Register online today!

Homebuying Terms You Should Know
Appraisal - an estimate of a property's fair market value; an appraisal is generally required by a lender to make sure that a mortgage amount is not more than the value of the property. Visit our homeownership page.

Looking to Rent?
Before you sign a rental agreement (lease), be sure you know what you will be responsible for and what your landlord will be responsible for - repairs, utilities, etc.  Read before you sign!  Visit our rental help page.