Multifamily Developers

The Low Income Housing Tax Credits are a federal resource that MaineHousing allocates in Maine. The credits are allocated to developers, who sell (syndicate) them to corporate investors. Money raised from the sale is used as equity in the developer’s rental housing project.

The Rental Loan Program (RLP) provides long-term mortgage financing at attractive interest rates for development of affordable rental housing. The RLP may be used for acquisition, acquisition and rehab, or new construction of apartment buildings of five or more units; developers must reserve a portion of the units for lower income renters.

The National Housing Trust Fund program (HTF) is a federal resource that MaineHousing allocates in Maine.  The funding is provided to developers to finance the creation of affordable rental housing within the State of Maine for extremely low income (30% or less of Area Median Income) households.

The Affordable Housing Tax Increment Financing (AHTIF) Program enables communities to dedicate the incremental tax revenues from new affordable housing development to help make the housing affordable or to pay for related costs.

The Loan Modification Program offers owners of MaineHousing financed multi-family properties the opportunity to restructure MaineHousing debt by modifying interest rates, extending loan terms, or both. Loan modifications generally lower debt service payments in return for extended project affordability.

The Subsequent Loan Program provides additional financing to owners of existing MaineHousing financed properties for such things as unanticipated operating shortfalls, capital improvements and creation of new units.

The MaineHousing Contract Administration Loan Program ensures the preservation of affordability by permitting eligible owners of Section 8 properties with a project-based Housing Assistance Payments contract.

** The Supportive Housing RFP program(s) are currently unavailable **
The Supportive Housing Programs (SHP) provide reduced interest rate debt financing and subsidy funds to eligible nonprofit developers to create housing for low- and very low- income persons with special needs.

After years of service, some properties face needs that require immediate attention, but lack adequate reserves to address the necessary repairs. As a result, MaineHousing offers the Supportive Housing & Emergency Shelter Repair Program which provides 5 year forgivable loans to address repairs that will ensure properties are able to continue to provide decent, safe, sanitary housing to Maine’s most vulnerable citizens.  

In an ongoing effort to increase the supply of moderately-priced homes available to Mainers, MaineHousing providing funding to facilitate the development of subdivisions with affordable single family homes. The program is intended to help lower the costs to developers building homes in a subdivision by providing zero percent interest, forgivable loans.