Buying a home

Using your voucher to buy a home

Some housing authorities run a homeownership program that lets a voucher pay toward the monthly cost of owning a home instead of rent. Here's what it involves, and how to find out whether yours runs one.

What it involves

It's optional for each housing authority. Many don't offer it.
The ones that do set their own rules. They commonly include being a first-time buyer, an income or work requirement, and finishing homeownership counseling before anything else.
The authority decides who takes part, and a lender decides on any mortgage. Each has its own rules.
Having a voucher doesn't guarantee a purchase, and we can't tell you whether you qualify or what you could borrow.

Does your housing authority run one?

Housing authority's state

The housing authority that issued your voucher

Not sure which one? Check it in the directory

The city, a name you know it by, or the office you visited

Searching Texas's housing authorities.

The authority's name is printed on your voucher, usually at the top. Picking the right one matters: it sets your payment standard.

Where FindMySection8 fits

We're setting up how we'll help with a purchase, which works differently from renting. For now this page is information only. If you'd rather rent with your voucher, sign up and start your file.