Community Housing Initiative, Inc

Community Housing Initiative, Inc Apartment Details

Community Housing Initiative, Inc. (C.H.I.) is a non-profit corporation established in 1992 with a primary purpose to operate for the advancement of affordable housing.  Our mission is: As a not-for-profit charitable development corporation, Community Housing Initiative, Inc. is committed to providing affordable housing to the very low, low, and moderate-income households.  Our goal is to improve the quality of life and build strong relationships with existing service organizations in the communities we serve.  We will pursue the education of communities in an attempt to increase public awareness of the need for affordable housing.
 C.H.I. provides a down payment / closing costs / repair assistance program for the cities of Melbourne, Palm Bay, Cocoa, Titusville and for Brevard County.  C.H.I. has experience in administering down payment and closing costs assistance through the State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program and the HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) Funds.  
C.H.I. has directly assisted 806 first time homebuyers with its down payment/ closing costs assistance program (as of April 2014).  
C.H.I. is a HUD approved Housing Counseling Agency.  As such, we conduct many types of counseling services; pre-purchase counseling, pre-purchase group education, rental counseling and, homeowner improvement/maintenance counseling.   

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Apartment Rental and informational statistics for zip code

Median apartment rental rate in this zip code	$1,414
Population in zip code	19,105
Median age of those living in this zip code	50.5
Average household income of those living in this zip code	$71,891
Average home value in this zip code	$240,802