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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 7/31/2002 |
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FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT: David Long at the TSAHC toll free at (888) 638-3555 or (512) 377-3555, ext. 402. |
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| (From TEA, May 2002)
Teachers who want to purchase a new home can take advantage of a new home loan program designed just for them. The Teacher Home Loan Program, issued through the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation (TSAHC), offers eligible teachers an affordable fixed rate mortgage,currently 7.21 percent (May 2002), plus a grant for down payment assistance equal to 5.5 percent of their approved mortgage loan amount. Read about this program in the May 2002 issue of Texas Education Today, published by the Texas Education Agency, http://www.tea.state.tx.us/press/tet/0502.pdf. The list of participating lenders is available at www.tsahc.org. |
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