The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) has created a Spanish-language homebuyer website.
Consumers can access the new website at hogarchfa.org.
CHFA said it launched the website to better serve Hispanic markets and increase access to homebuying education and support.
Since its founding in 1969, CHFA has helped more than 130,000 Connecticut individuals and families become homeowners through its low-interest, single-family mortgage programs.
“We have noticed an increasing demand for our products and services from Hispanic markets,” said Eric Chatman, president and executive director for CHFA. “CHFA’s addition of this website offers Spanish speakers easy access to homebuying education and support in their native language while helping make the process of house hunting and financial approval less complicated,” he added.
The newly designed website will be mobile optimized, offer mobile search opportunities and provide direct links in Spanish to the most sought-after CHFA products, including first-time homebuyer guidance information, access to information on mortgage prequalification and qualification, locating a real estate agent, getting a home inspection and preparing for a mortgage closing. The site will also provide direct links to Spanish social media including Facebook and Twitter and printable answers to frequently asked questions.
The CHFA was created by the Connecticut Legislature as a self-funding, quasi-public housing agency “charged with expanding affordable housing opportunities for the state’s low- and moderate-income families and individuals.”
Besides helping 130,000 become homeowners, CHFA has financed the creation of more than 40,000 rental units ”“ “quality and affordable” ”“ throughout the state. To date, the combined mortgage financing for CHFA’s single-family and multifamily housing programs exceeds $11 billion.
