Housing
Lottery winner
“Having my own home is great,” says 2012 lottery winner Esther Ahn.
Kyla Sullivan’s name is announced as the lottery winner of a new home in elkridge, Md.
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to do over a busy weekend with plenty of other choices. A flier for the Howard County Housing Fair had caught Kyla’s eye, and she had passed it along to her mother.
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(left) esther ahn with her grandmother, in front of her new Laurel, Md. home.
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A single mother and business operations specialist, Kyla grew up in Columbia and had been living at her parents’ home with her daughter. She didn’t realize that the Housing Fair’s housing lottery was the perfect opportunity for moderate income buyers like herself. In fact, it wasn’t until her mother urged her to apply for the housing lottery that Kyla seriously thought about becoming a homeowner. “I always dreamed of owning my own home, but assumed renting was the only option I had,” says Kyla. Kyla learned that day that owning a home in Howard County, her home town, is easier than she thought it would be. On April 13, 2013, Howard County Housing will open the doors to the 7th annual Come Home to Howard County
Housing Fair, welcoming hundreds of people hoping to become homeowners just like Kyla. The event is completely free, offering more than 25 education sessions equipping attendees with everything they need to know about buying, maintaining or renting a home. But one of the main draws to the fair is the Housing Lottery. Administered by Howard County Housing, this program provides potential home buyers with the opportunity to purchase a high-quality new or renovated home at a greatly reduced price. All entrants into the housing lottery must meet income levels and pre-qualify for a mortgage. “The process was really straightforward. I downloaded the forms from the website, put together all my paperwork and dropped it off at the Howard County Housing Office,” says Kyla. “Programs like the Moderate Income Housing Unit Program is just one of the great programs we offer to help make home ownership a reality,” says Tom Carbo, Howard County Housing Director. “We want folks like Kyla to live here, to own homes here and to be a part of our thriving community.”
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