DES MOINES, IOWA (August 26, 2024) — The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) will host the 2024 HousingIowa Conference September 4-6 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. The conference is Iowa’s premier housing event, drawing nearly 1,000 housing professionals for discussions on timely housing topics in Iowa and networking with Iowa housing leaders. The event is open to anyone interested in learning more about housing in Iowa.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 15, 2024) — The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) and Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) have announced their newly-designated 2025 Iowa Thriving Communities. The communities of Council Bluffs, Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Mason City, Newton, and Waterloo have received designations.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 3, 2024) — The Iowa Finance Authority Board of Directors today awarded a total of more than $10.6 million in federal housing tax credits to support the construction and rehabilitation of a total of 404 affordable rental homes for Iowans. The awards were made to ten rental housing projects located in Burlington, Charles City, Davenport, Des Moines, Jefferson, Knoxville, Mount Pleasant, Oskaloosa, and Spirit Lake.

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 12, 2024) — The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) recently announced its 2023 top mortgage lenders and Realtors®. The awards were given to the lending institutions, loan originators, and Realtors® who assisted the most home-buyers through IFA programs in 2023.

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 29, 2024) — Governor Kim Reynolds recently announced that sixteen communities have been awarded a total of $8 million in grants to advance water-quality projects. The funding is made available through the Wastewater and Drinking Water Treatment Financial Assistance Program, which was created as a part of Senate File 512, the first legislation signed into law by Gov Reynolds in 2018.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 6, 2023) — The Iowa Finance Authority Board of Directors recently awarded a total of more than $15 million in federal housing tax credits and HOME program loans to support the construction and rehabilitation of a total of 410 affordable rental homes for Iowans. The awards were made to eleven rental housing projects located in Ames, Burlington, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Keokuk, Mount Vernon, Sioux City, and West Burlington.

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 16, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds celebrated national home-ownership month Thursday, June 15, with the announcement of the opening of the second-annual Iowa Homeownership Incubator competition.

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 23, 2023) — The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) recently announced its 2022 top mortgage lenders and Realtors®. The awards were given to the lending institutions, loan originators and Realtors® who assisted the most homebuyers through IFA programs in 2022.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 26, 2023) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced that 23 communities have been awarded a total of $9 million in grants to advance water-quality projects. The funding is made available through the Wastewater and Drinking Water Treatment Financial Assistance Program, which was created as a part of Senate File 512, the first legislation signed into law by Governor Reynolds in January 2018.

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 8, 2022) — The Iowa Finance Authority Board of Directors has announced the award of a total of more than $11 million in grants to 26 Local Housing Trust Funds to support local housing initiatives. The grant awards are made available through the Local Housing Trust Fund program and are expected to assist 2,390 families.

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