HUD in South Dakota

HOPE for Homeowners
The Bush Administration unveiled on October 1 additional mortgage assistance for homeowners at risk of foreclosure. The HOPE for Homeowners program will refinance mortgages for borrowers who are having difficulty making their payments, but can afford a new loan insured by HUD’s Federal Housing Administration (FHA).

	Read the press release
	Information on HOPE for Homeowners
	Contact a housing counselor before it's too late!
	Tips for avoiding foreclosure

HUD brings charge in South Dakota accessible design and construction case. HUD has charged the developer, builder, and site designer of a South Dakota apartment complex with violating the Fair Housing Act for failing to design and construct multifamily buildings with basic adaptive features to allow use by people with disabilities. HUD’s investigation of a complaint brought by Fair Housing of the Dakotas, a non-profit advocacy organization, found that East Briar Estates, a 32-unit, four-building complex in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, certified for first occupancy in 1996, was designed and built with inaccessible sidewalks and garages, narrow interior doors, and insufficient clearance space in the bathrooms, among other violations.
Read the Charge.

Tips for Homebuyers
Be sure to shop around for the best loan. To get better terms, visit or call more than one lender. FHA has recently increased its loan limits. Affordable FHA mortgages are now available in high cost areas.

	New FHA mortgage limits
	Find an FHA lender near you
	Visit our Homeownership page