The first quarter of 2025 has meant the start of new housing opportunities for Alaskans. Here are some highlights:

• Anchorage's Housing Choice Voucher waitlist is accepting applications through April 30, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. Check your eligibility and apply on our website.
• A 3% down payment product is now available for our single-family home mortgage loans. The new mortgage product helps make homebuying more affordable for borrowers who can afford a mortgage payment but struggle to save the down payment.
• For homebuyers, the $10,000 New Home Construction Rebate is expected to make approximately 650 new homes available to more Alaskans. 
• AHFC continues to work with local governments in Bethel, Kotzebue, Nome, Sitka and Ketchikan through its Last Frontier Housing Initiative to develop new, affordable rental housing and housing for state workers.

I invite you to read this newsletter for more information about the programs above as well as other stories about innovation, partnership and our history of providing Alaskans access to safe, quality, affordable housing. We are able to deliver on this mission because of the strong network of partnering landlords, real estate professionals, non-profits and others who work to enhance housing opportunities in our state.

– Bryan

In this newsletter:

• New Home Construction Rebate
• Jumpstarting Housing Development
• 2025 Mat-Su Home Show
• Partner Profile: The Property Sisters
• More!

Homebuying Made Affordable

AHFC's adjusted loan-to-value ratio can help bring homeownership within reach for more Alaskans. With this mortgage option, homebuyers need to put 3% down to purchase their single family loan. Based on the average sales price of a home in Anchorage, this could make a meaningful difference of $8,000.

Boosting New Home Construction

Are you building or buying a new construction, energy efficient home in 2025? You could be eligible for $10,000 rebate! Funding is intended to make more energy efficient housing available.

Home Show Season is Here! 

Chat with home building experts at a 2025 Home Show! Visit the AHFC booth on April 26 and 27 at the Mat-Su Home Builders Association home show in Wasilla to learn more about homebuying tools that put money in your pocket. While you're there, enter for a chance to win a Yeti cooler!

Improving Rural Professional Housing For More Than 20 Years

A lot of things can happen throughout the span of 20 years. In the case of Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, the agency’s investment in safe, quality, affordable housing serving educators, public safety officers, and healthcare professionals has had big impacts on communities statewide.

Housing Choice Vouchers Benefit Landlords

Participating in AHFC housing voucher programs is “beneficial all the way around,” says Mallory, one half of the “Property Sisters” who manage properties on the Kenai Peninsula for Century 21.

“There’s not a lot of risk for the landlord. The Alaska Landlord & Tenant Act is still in place and we always make sure the tenant is a good fit for the property, like we would for any other renter. The voucher payment is just there to ensure that the tenant can financially afford the property."

Featured Lender | Jared Hansen

Jared Hansen is an Assistant Branch Manager with Primary Residential Mortgage in Anchorage.

"AHFC has options that make locking loans immediately a viable option. They have support and so many programs." 

See Our List of All Featured Lenders

Featured Job | Building Maintenance Mechanic, Cordova

Do you have residential knowledge in mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems? Ready to use your leadership and teamwork skills to prioritize projects and assign and monitor work? We're looking for a multitasker and master of tools!

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