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2023 80% Area-Median Income (AMI) Limits for Conventional Loans

2024 80% Area-Median Income (AMI) Limits for Conventional Loans

2024 Loan Limit Changes

2025 80% Area-Median Income (AMI) Limits for Conventional Loans

2025 Loan Limit Changes

2026 Loan Limit Changes

6.625

6.875

7.125

Accepting GNMA eNotes

Acquisition Cost Limits Increased for House Key Opportunity

Additional Covenant Homeownership DPA Program Training

All Homeownership Staff at All Day Off-site Event

All Homeownership Staff at Off-site Event

Amendment to Mortgage Origination Agreement

Back to School with the Washington State Housing Finance Commission

Change to Purchase Date Cutoff for Service Release

Changes to Permanent and Temporary Rate Buydown Requests-New Fees Effective January 2, 2025

Clark County Downpayment Assistance Program Funds Fully Reserved!

Clark County Downpayment Assistance Program Funds Fully Reserved!

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April 23, 2026 | New Reservation System

April 17, 2026 | Coming 4/20: Pre-Reservation Process Will Be Required for Covenant Program

April 13, 2026 | Coming 4/20: Pre-Reservation Process Will Be Required for Covenant Program

April 7, 2026 | Rates Changing for House Key Opportunity First Mortgage Program

April 7, 2026 | Homeownership Staffing-April 8

April 6, 2026 | Goodbye Lender Online – Hello New Loan Reservation Portal

March 30, 2026 | Income Analysis Training

March 25, 2026 | Covenant Program Inquiry

February 13, 2026 | Update on Covenant Program Lawsuit – We’re going strong!

February 2, 2026 | K-1 Comparison & Understanding Business Liquidity

February 2, 2026 | Change to Purchase Date Cutoff for Service Release

January 28, 2026 | Update to Freddie Mac Loan Delivery

January 27, 2026 | Freddie Mac’s Income Calculator Tool

January 27, 2026 | Update to Covenant DPA manual

January 7, 2026 | Reminder – Increase Business by Partnering with Habitat for Humanity

December 30, 2025 | Rates Changing for House Key Opportunity First Mortgage Program

December 30, 2025 | Reminder: Delivery Requirements for Freddie Mac Loans

December 22, 2025 | Reminder: Delivery Requirements for Freddie Mac Loans

December 22, 2025 | Season’s Greetings from Here to Home!

December 19, 2025 | Increase Business by Partnering with Habitat for Humanity

December 18, 2025 | 2026 Loan Limit Changes

December 11, 2025 | Rates Changing for House Key Opportunity First Mortgage Program

December 9, 2025 | Reminder: Staff at Commission-Wide All Day Event

December 2, 2025 | Staff at Commission-Wide All Day Event

December 1, 2025 | Delivery Requirements for Freddie Mac Loans

November 26, 2025 | Income Calculator Training

November 3, 2025 | Mastering Variable Income Calculations

October 30, 2025 | Rates Changing for House Key Opportunity First Mortgage Program

October 28, 2025 | We are HFA1 aligned!

October 2, 2025 | Final Reminder: Amendment to Mortgage Origination Agreement

October 2, 2025 | 7.125

October 2, 2025 | 6.875

October 2, 2025 | 6.625

October 1, 2025 | Top Underwriting Questions Answered: Insights from Freddie Mac

September 26, 2025 | Reminder: Staff at Housing Washington Conference

September 25, 2025 | Final Reminder: Amendment to Mortgage Origination Agreement

September 22, 2025 | Staff at Housing Washington Conference

September 17, 2025 | Reminder: Don’t miss this upcoming webinar! Unlocking Homeownership: The Role of Housing Counselors in the Homebuying Journey

September 12, 2025 | Income Limits Increased for House Key Opportunity

September 12, 2025 | Acquisition Cost Limits Increased for House Key Opportunity

September 12, 2025 | We’re Raising our Income Limits!

September 12, 2025 | Rates Changing for House Key Opportunity First Mortgage Program

September 11, 2025 | Don’t miss this upcoming webinar! Unlocking Homeownership: The Role of Housing Counselors in the Homebuying Journey

September 10, 2025 | Accepting GNMA eNotes

September 4, 2025 | Revised: Essent’s Mid-Year Knowledge Check

September 2, 2025 | Essent’s Mid-Year Knowledge Check

August 22, 2025 | Reminder: Amendment to Mortgage Origination Agreement

August 15, 2025 | Purchase Price Limit Changes for the Bellingham Downpayment Assistance Program

August 14, 2025 | Rates Changing for House Key Opportunity First Mortgage Program

August 13, 2025 | Manual Updates to Covenant Program

August 8, 2025 | Amendment to Mortgage Origination Agreement

August 7, 2025 | Unlock Condo Lending Success

August 6, 2025 | All Homeownership Staff at All Day Off-site Event

August 1, 2025 | Save your spot at Housing Washington 2025—and explore an engaging lineup of Homeownership sessions!

July 30, 2025 | Update on Covenant Program Lawsuit – Business as Usual

July 25, 2025 | Official Launch of HB 1696 enhancements to the Covenant Homeownership Downpayment Assistance Program

July 8, 2025 | Rates Changing for House Key Opportunity First Mortgage Program

June 18, 2025 | Upcoming Juneteenth Holiday

June 18, 2025 | Reminder: Don’t Miss This Upcoming Webinar! WMBA Virtual Lunch and Learn – WSHFC Programs and Debunking DPA Myths

June 9, 2025 | Don’t Miss This Upcoming Webinar! WMBA Virtual Lunch and Learn – WSHFC Programs and Debunking DPA Myths

May 30, 2025 | Income Limit Changes for Downpayment Assistance Programs

May 29, 2025 | New Website Launches on Monday!

May 28, 2025 | 2025 80% Area-Median Income (AMI) Limits for Conventional Loans

May 9, 2025 | Top Underwriting Questions Answered: Insights from Freddie Mac

May 2, 2025 | Coming in July: Covenant Homeownership Program Expansion

May 2, 2025 | Income Limit Changes for Downpayment Assistance Programs

April 30, 2025 | Rates Changing for House Key Opportunity First Mortgage Programs

April 14, 2025 | Evaluating Self-Employed Income

March 24, 2025 | Final Reminder: Don’t Miss This Upcoming Webinar! WMBA Virtual Lunch and Learn – Navigating Homebuyer Assistance: Opportunities, Trends & Myths

March 19, 2025 | Reminder: Don’t Miss This Upcoming Webinar! WMBA Virtual Lunch and Learn – Navigating Homebuyer Assistance: Opportunities, Trends & Myths

March 14, 2025 | Program Compliance Administrator Position

March 13, 2025 | Don’t Miss This Upcoming Webinar! WMBA Virtual Lunch and Learn – Navigating Homebuyer Assistance: Opportunities, Trends & Myths

March 11, 2025 | Navigating Appraisal Challenges & Market Insights for HFA Lenders

March 3, 2025 | Clark County Downpayment Assistance Program Funds Fully Reserved!

February 14, 2025 | Re-Opening of the Clark County Downpayment Assistance Program

January 23, 2025 | Rates Changing for House Key Opportunity First Mortgage Programs

January 15, 2025 | Rates Changing for House Key Opportunity First Mortgage Programs

December 31, 2024 | Watch the Covenant Webinar on Demand! WMBA Virtual Lunch and Learn WSHFC: Covenant Homeownership DPA Program

December 31, 2024 | Reminder: Changes to Permanent and Temporary Rate Buydown Requests- New Fees Effective January 2, 2025

December 30, 2024 | Important: Covenant Homeownership Program Update

December 18, 2024 | Freddie Mac Underwriting Overview

December 16, 2024 | 2025 Loan Limit Changes

December 12, 2024 | Reminder: Changes to Permanent and Temporary Rate Buydown Requests-New Fees Effective January 2, 2025

December 3, 2024 | Don’t Miss This Upcoming Webinar! WMBA Virtual Lunch and Learn WSHFC: Covenant Homeownership DPA Program

November 22, 2024 | Changes to Permanent and Temporary Rate Buydown Requests-New Fees Effective January 2, 2025

November 18, 2024 | Covenant Homeownership Program Eligibility Document Checklist

November 15, 2024 | Temporary IT Network Downtime–Please Plan Accordingly!

October 22, 2024 | REMINDER: Permanent Rate Buydown Requests

October 18, 2024 | Freddie Mac Underwriting Overview

October 16, 2024 | REMINDER: All Homeownership Staff at All Day Off-site Event

October 11, 2024 | REMINDER: All Homeownership Staff at Off-site Event

October 7, 2024 | All Homeownership Staff at Off-site Event

September 26, 2024 | Rates Changing for House Key Opportunity First Mortgage Programs

September 24, 2024 | Reminder: Staff at Housing Washington

September 16, 2024 | Staff at Housing Washington

August 14, 2024 | Fillable Flyers and Marketing Guidelines are here!

August 6, 2024 | Rates Changing for House Key Opportunity First Mortgage Programs

July 11, 2024 | Don’t Miss This Upcoming Webinar! WMBA Virtual Lunch and Learn WSHFC: Washington Homeownership Resource Center

July 9, 2024 | Additional Covenant Homeownership DPA Program Training

June 28, 2024 | Official Launch of the Covenant Homeownership DPA Program

June 28, 2024 | Official Launch of the Covenant Homeownership DPA Program

June 13, 2024 | LenderOnline System Maintenance

June 6, 2024 | Covenant Homeownership DPA Pilot Program Training

May 31, 2024 | 2024 80% Area-Median Income (AMI) Limits for Conventional Loans

May 6, 2024 | Loan Servicing Administrator Position

April 19, 2024 | Income Limit Changes for Downpayment Assistance Programs

April 9, 2024 | Covenant Homeownership Program Listening Session

April 9, 2024 | Don’t Miss This Upcoming Webinar! WMBA Virtual Lunch and Learn WSHFC: Black Home Initiative

April 5, 2024 | Covenant Homeownership Act Study Overview Listening Session

April 3, 2024 | Rates Changing for House Key Opportunity First Mortgage Programs

March 28, 2024 | Loan Servicing Administrator

March 28, 2024 | In case you missed it – Webinar: Expand Opportunities with Freddie Mac’s HFA Advantage Program

March 27, 2024 | The WA Covenant Homeownership Act Study Is Now Available!

March 21, 2024 | New Target Areas for House Key Opportunity First Mortgage Program

February 21, 2024 | Reminder: Temporary Rate Buydown

February 20, 2024 | Reminder – Webinar: Expand Opportunities with Freddie Mac’s HFA Advantage Program

February 9, 2024 | Did you miss our downpayment assistance webinar-Those Darn DPAs? We got you!

February 9, 2024 | Webinar: Expand Opportunities with Freddie Mac’s HFA Advantage Program

February 2, 2024 | Removal of DTI and Credit Score

January 16, 2024 | WMBA Education | Virtual Lunch & Learn Those Darn DPAs!

January 9, 2024 | Rates Changing for House Key Opportunity First Mortgage Programs

December 5, 2023 | 2024 Loan Limit Changes

November 2, 2023 | House Key Opportunity First Mortgage Program

October 25, 2023 | Rates Changing for House Key Opportunity First Mortgage Programs

October 20, 2023 | Temporary Internet Restored

October 20, 2023 | Temporary Internet Outage

October 3, 2023 | Reminder to–Join us at Housing Washington 2023 Tacoma for the brand new Homeownership Track!

September 30, 2023 | How to buy a house you can afford

September 28, 2023 | Staff at Housing Washington

September 22, 2023 | Join us at Housing Washington for the new Homeownership track!

September 19, 2023 | Back to School with the Washington State Housing Finance Commission

September 16, 2023 | Join Us for a Facebook Live Back to School Event

September 8, 2023 | Don’t miss the WMBA Education | Virtual Lunch & Learn WSHFC: Homeownership Through DPAs

August 23, 2023 | Join us at Housing Washington 2023 Tacoma for the brand new Homeownership Track!

July 17, 2023 | New Option for Homebuyers: Duplexes!

June 30, 2023 | Seattle Downpayment Assistance Program

June 29, 2023 | Rates Changing for House Key Opportunity & House Key Habitat First Mortgage Programs

June 28, 2023 | Credit Score for Commission Programs

June 22, 2023 | Rates Changing for House Key Opportunity First Mortgage Program

June 21, 2023 | Did you miss our downpayment assistance webinars? We got you!

June 9, 2023 | 2023 80% Area-Median Income (AMI) Limits for Conventional Loans

May 17, 2023 | Income Limit Changes for Downpayment Assistance Programs

May 8, 2023 | Help us bring homeownership back into the spotlight at Housing Washington 2023!

May 5, 2023 | Don’t forget – we’ve removed the 50% DTI ratio requirement!

April 25, 2023 | Permanent Rate Buydown Update

April 21, 2023 | Tacoma Downpayment Assistance Program

April 17, 2023 | Clark County Downpayment Assistance Program Funds Fully Reserved!

April 3, 2023 | Debt to Income Ratio (DTI)

March 31, 2023 | The HFA1 Homeownership Lender Toolkit

March 24, 2023 | The Washington State Housing Finance Commission is pleased to announce a new Downpayment Assistance Program!

March 24, 2023 | Learn about the Clark County Downpayment Assistance Program!

March 17, 2023 | It’s your lucky day! Check out our DPA!

February 14, 2023 | Fall in Love with The Commissions Programs

January 31, 2023 | Rates Changing for House Key Opportunity Program

January 30, 2023 | Permanent Rate Buydown

January 25, 2023 | REMINDER: Home Advantage Gov’t Loans