We are a team of dedicated professionals who partner with others to achieve our vision of affordable housing through integrity, financial responsibility, innovation and sustainability.
Relationship to the State Government: Independent Public Instrumentality
Current Staff Size: 65
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1973
SDHDA is established

1974
Initiated the Single Family Homeownership Program

1984
Created the Rental Housing Reinvestment Program

1995
SDHDA created the Governor’s Transitional Housing Program for the elderly

2006
Issued a record number of bonds – totaling over $300m in short term and $537m in long term

2013
Allocated $3.7m in funding from the first application cycle of the Housing Opportunity Fund program
Total Financing Provided
Renters Served Since 1973
Homeowners Served Since 1973
Signature Program
Governor’s House Program
Owning your home is a powerful thing. SDHDA’s Governor’s House program provides that opportunity for income qualified households by offering a low-maintenance dwelling that is attractive, reasonably sized and low cost. Each ENERGY STAR-certified 1,008-sq. ft. or 1,200 sq. ft. house is built by prisoners and transported to home sites across South Dakota. Current selling prices are $57,700 and $68,900.
Inmates Who Have Learned Job Skills: 486
Houses Sold: 3,000
Future Focus

Lorraine Polak
Executive Director
“SD is a state of opportunity with a great quality of life. As families and businesses choose our state, the demand for housing – specifically workforce housing – continues to increase. Our priority over the next three to five years is to develop an adequate housing supply by finding creative ways to leverage our resources to make this happen.”