This former hotel was renovated to provide 48 efficiency and one-bedroom apartments, with a Section-8 rent subsidy for qualified senior citizens.


This 41-unit apartment complex was the first in the U.S. constructed using the USDA Rural Housing Services Section 538 Program.


Refinancing of the 64-unit Eagle’s Pointe apartment community was insured under the FHA 223(f) Program at a competitive rate and fully amortized for a fixed term of 35 years.


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FHA Financing - FHA 221(d)(4)
Kensington Apartments
Kissimmee, Florida HUD 221(d)(4)
$12.8 Million Construction Loan

First Housing arranged financing to construct a $22.2 million, 289-unit affordable rental housing development in Kissimmee, Florida. First Housing closed a $12.8 million FHA 221(d)(4) construction loan used to credit enhance an Osceola County tax exempt bond issue. Syndication of low income housing tax credits provided equity for the project.

Attaining the FHA 221(d)(4) guarantee allowed the bonds to be marketed with a "AAA" credit rating and provided a 40-year fixed rate loan at an "all in" interest rate of 6.19%. First Housing secured the commitment for the HUD insurance within 120 days.

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FHA Financing - FHA 223(f)
The Villas
Jacksonville Florida
HUD 223(f)
$4.1 Refinance Loan

First Housing arranged the financing for the renovation of this 30 year-old, 152-unit apartment community in Jacksonville, Florida. In May 1998 First Housing closed a $4.1 million mortgage insured under the FHA 223(f ) refinance program. The mortgage is fully amortizing for 30 years at an interest rate of 6.875%.

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USDA Rural Housing Section 538 Guaranteed Loan Program
Rosemont Manor
Eustis, Florida
$1.9 Million Loan

To facilitate the construction of the 41-unit Rosemont Manor affordable rental community in rural Eustis, Florida, First Housing identified a loan guarantee program provided by the US Department of Agriculture. This was the first loan in the country under the USDA Rural Housing Service's Section 538 Guaranteed Loan Demonstration Program.

The demonstration program utilized loan origination and servicing expertise offered by USDA approved lenders, like First Housing, to finance rural multifamily developments. First Housing made a construction/permanent loan in the amount of $1.9 million to Rosemont Manor Limited. The loan is 90% guaranteed by the USDA for a fixed term of 40 years.

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Affordable Housing Lending Pool
Nantucket Bay Apartments
Temple Terrace, Florida
$2.1 Million Construction/Permanent Loan

First Housing arranged a construction/permanent loan through its Affordable Housing Lending Pool for the development of the Nantucket Bay Apartments in Temple Terrace, Florida. Currently under construction, the 180-unit community will provide affordable housing to the elderly and offer amenities including a community center, recreation facilities, laundry facilities on each floor, and gated access.

First Housing established the $100 million lending pool in 1990 with 10 of its stockholders to finance multifamily housing for low and moderate income families. This is the fifth loan to this client from the fund.

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