Improve Your Home

Minnesota Housing’s Home Improvement Programs

Is your home in need of repair? Minnesota Housing offers a variety of loan programs to help make necessary repairs or updates to your home. We work with local participating lenders who can answer questions about program eligibility and help you learn about the features of our programs. Explore more about our programs below.

Fix Up Home Improvement Loan Program

Whether you need to make necessary repairs or simply want to update your home, a Fix Up loan can finance most home improvement projects. The Fix Up loan’s low, fixed interest rates and longer repayment terms (up to 20 years on some loans) means lower and more affordable monthly payments.

Additional Program Features

Loan amounts from $2,000 to $75,000
Secured and unsecured loan options
Little to no equity in your home needed
No income limits for energy or accessibility loans
Finance projects already started, or that were completed within 120 days
Hire a contractor or do the work yourself
No prepayment penalty

Program Requirements

Fix Up program requirements include:

Income limits (No income limits for energy and accessibility loans)
Minimum credit score
Owner-occupancy requirement

Eligible Projects

Your lender determines project eligibility. Single-family, duplex and triplexes are eligible.

Examples of eligible projects include:

Porches and decks
Bathroom or kitchen remodels
Basement refinishing
Furnace, boilers, water heaters and central air conditioning
Windows and siding
Insulation
Roofs
Tree removal or trimming, or property regrading
Septic system repairs or replacement
Mold and radon mitigation
Accessibility improvements
Garages
Home additions
Accessory dwelling unit construction (internal and attached)
And More (Contact your approved lender to find out more eligible improvements!)

How to get a Fix Up Loan

Use our Lender Search tool to find an approved Minnesota Housing participating lender. You will work directly with your lender from pre-qualification to closing on your Fix Up loan.

Rehab Loan Program & Emergency Loan Program

The Rehabilitation Loan/Emergency and Accessibility Loan Programs assist low income homeowners in financing basic home improvements that directly affect the safety, habitability, energy efficiency or accessibility of their homes. The Emergency and Accessibility Loan Program is available for home improvements addressing emergency conditions of the home or accessibility needs for a disabled household resident, subject to prior approval by Minnesota Housing.

To be eligible, you must:

Work with a participating Rehab Loan Lender
Meet program income limits
Not have assets exceeding $25,000
Own and occupy the property to be rehabilitated
Be current on property taxes and mortgages

Program Features

Maximum loan amount is $37,500
Maximum loan term is 15 years for properties taxed as real property and 10 years for mobile/manufactured homes taxed as personal property located in a mobile home park
Loans are forgiven if you do not sell, transfer title, or cease to occupy the property during the loan term.
Various property types are eligible including, but not limited to, single family homes, duplexes, a condominium unit, and manufactured housing taxed as real or personal property

Eligible Home Improvements

Basic improvements that directly affect the safety, livability, or energy efficiency of the home
Addressing lead paint hazards
Electrical wiring
Furnace/boiler repair or replacement
Plumbing repairs
Well and septic repair or replacement
Radon mitigation
Mold remediation
Windows
Siding
Roof repair or replacement

Disaster Recovery Loan Program

May - June 2022 Minnesota Flooding, Severe Storm and Tornado Events

The Disaster Recovery Loan Program provides assistance as a last resort when private insurance and federal assistance are not adequate to return a damaged home to its pre-disaster condition. It features:

No-interest loans forgiven if the owner remains in the home for 10 years
No income limits
Funding for repairs to bring home into pre-disaster condition
Funding for repairs to rental housing properties under similar terms and conditions

Please see the Frequently Asked Questions for more information and complete the Disaster Needs Assessment Survey as the initial step in accessing resources through the program.

Disaster Recovery Loan Program Lenders:

For Benton, Cass, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, Stearns, Steven, and Todd Counties Contact:
Douglas County Housing & Redevelopment Authority
1224 North Nokomis Street Northeast

Alexandria, MN 56308

Contact: Jon Ford at jon.rehab@douglascountyhra.org or 320.762.3848

For Beltrami, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, and Saint Louis Counties Contact:

Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency

702 3rd Avenue South

Virginia, MN 55746

Contact: Beth Davis, beth.davies@aeoa.org or 218.750.4458

Questions?
If you have questions, call 651.296.8215 or 800.710.8871 weekdays between the hours of 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM.

If you have questions about the Disaster Recovery Loan Program, contact Tonya Taylor or Jeramiah Townsend.

In connection with Single Family Division loan programs, Minnesota Housing does not make or arrange loans. It is neither an originator nor creditor and is not affiliated with any Lender. The terms of any mortgage finance transactions conducted in connection with these programs, including important information such as loan fees, the annual percentage rate (APR), repayment conditions, disclosures, and any other materials which are required to be provided to the consumer are the responsibility of the Lender.

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