Homeownership Services - Mankato/Blue Earth County Economic Development Authority
10 Civic Center Plaza, Mankato, MN 56001
Eligibility
Required documents
Hours
Voice
Interpretation services
Interpreters available
Application process
Call; email
Fees
Home Stretch course fee is $30; vary
Service area
Blue Earth County, MN
Other Information
Program Fees
Description
Offers a variety of programs to make homeownership a possibility for low-income families. Services may include: - Home Stretch Classes: Offers a homeownership training program required for participation in order to receive financial assistance - Minnesota City Participation Program: In partnership with Minnesota Housing, the program offers affordable first-time homebuyer loans through participating lenders in Blue Earth County. A variety of loan programs are for homebuyers, including down payment and closing costs loans up to $18,000. - Owner Occupied Rehabilitation Program: A home improvement program for low to moderate income households who qualify. The program may provide zero interest loans of up to $35,000 per property, no monthly payments, and the loan can be forgiven after 10-years. - Partnership Community Land Trust: In partnership with the Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership, the program offers a path to homeownership through a community land trust where a new home build or a purchase of an existing one is leased to a low-income household for a small fee. This program makes homeownership affordable by lowering the mortgage, down payment, and closing costs.
Last Assured
03/11/2026
Providing organization
Mankato/Blue Earth County Economic Development Authority
Provides assistance under the Public Housing Affordable Rent program and the Housing Choice Voucher Program, which also includes special program types for VASH, Mainstream, and Foster Youth to Independence. Participants have the opportunity to participate in the Family Self-Sufficiency and Homeownership programs.