We Open the Doors to an Affordable Place to Call Home
Relationship to the Local Government: Quasi-Independent
Current Staff Size: 134
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1983
OHFA is established

2005
Became Independent State Agency

2006
Produced $1 billion in mortgages

2009
Established the Office of Affordable Housing Research & Strategic Planning

2013
Developed 811 Project Rental Assistance Intragency program
Total Financing Provided
Renters Served Since 1983
Homeowners Served Since 1983
Signature Program
Hardest Hit Fund/ Save the Dream Ohio
OHFA was one of 18 states to receive Hardest Hit Funds from the U.S. Department of Treasury at the height of the foreclosure crisis. We called the program Save the Dream Ohio and utilized the funds to bring delinquent mortgages current, make mortgage payments, reduce/eliminate principal balances and/or pay delinquent property taxes. In addition, we partnered with land banks in the state to demolish and green vacant properties.
Households Served: 27,300
Future Focus

Shawn Smith
Executive Director
“OHFA is positioned to leverage resources to help our state’s most vulnerable and will continue to develop and strengthen partnerships to communicate the impact of and need for housing that low-and-moderate income Ohioans can afford.”