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10 <br /> NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH & HOUSING (NHH) <br /> NHH programs and services facilitate the development of quality affordable housing through assistance <br /> to eligible homeowners, first-time homebuyers, tenants, landlords, nonprofit partners, developers, and <br /> builders. <br /> Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) <br /> Certified Housing Counseling <br /> • 46 households completed pre-purchase housing counseling, preparing themselves to become potential <br /> homeowners. <br /> • 2 households were assisted with mortgage default counseling. <br /> • 1 household completed non-delinquency post purchase counseling for financial management. <br /> • The Housing Counselor provided 8 post-purchase counseling sessions with a total of 23 attendees in <br /> 2024. <br /> Quality Affordable Housing & Infill Development <br /> • Continued implementation of the Home Repair Program. There were 76 households that received <br /> eligible repairs totaling over$1,000,000 of investment. <br /> • Continued partnerships with affordable housing developers to support the construction and sale of new <br /> housing units in South Bend'surban neighborhoods. <br /> • In a difficult housing market, five (5) Community Homebuyers Corporation (CHC) closings provided <br /> $160,500 in forgivable second mortgages and down payment assistance and leveraged $525,700 of <br /> private investment through the CHC financial partners. <br /> • Through 2024, a total of 18 pre-approved plan homes were built or permitted, with 95 new units in the <br /> planning and/or pre-construction phase. <br /> tiHV .0,� „J, 1 <br /> ak <br /> --'`" , <br /> ?yr <br /> t. <br /> - . 1.--_t__---- .5....,. - - -- 7__. . - ,-FIPP"--,f_ f:, .-': 1,,, <br /> . . „_,_. 313 <br /> IT _ ,, 1 <br /> 0 1,--, 11 ,__ _:__--..4. 1 T.- <br /> -,,,,,14 <br /> _ -- .. '-. <br /> ,N0 _ . <br /> . <br /> The pre-approved narrow house plans were used to construct two new homes in the <br /> Near Northwest neighborhood. The available pre-approved plans support infill develop- <br /> ment in the city's urban neighborhoods. <br /> DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY INVESTMENT NEIGHBORHOODS DIVISION <br />