THE RESULTS TOGETHER WITH VON ANCKEN. THIS IS NEWS 6 AT 5 GETTING RESULTS.
ANCKEN. THIS IS NEWS 6 AT 5
GETTING RESULTS. PennyMac. >> RENTS ACROSS CENTRAL
FLORIDA ARE SKYROCKETING GOING
UP FASTER THAN GAS AND
GROCERIES AND RENEWAL NOTICES
ARE GETTING SOME FAMILY
STICKER SHOCK. WE KNOW THIS IS
AFFECTING SO MANY OF YOU. A
NEWS. 6 INVESTIGATOR, ERIK
SANDOVAL UNCOVERED SOLUTIONS
FOR SOME OF THESE FAMILIES. HE
JOINS US NOW WITH WHAT HE’S
FOUND. YEAH, GUYS, LAST WEEK,
YOU MAY REMEMBER WE TOLD YOU
ABOUT REPRESENTATIVE ANNA
ESKAMANI IS EFFORT. SHE WANTS
TO BASICALLY THROW OUT A STATE
LAW THAT PROHIBITS RENT
CONTROL MEASURES.
>> NOW WHILE THAT MOVES
THROUGH THE PROCESS IN
TALLAHASSEE, WE FOUND OTHER
PROGRAMS THAT ARE RIGHT NOW
GETTING RESULTS FOR RENTERS.
>> SERIES OF EVENTS THAT CAUSE
HOMELESSNESS SOME DAYS. IT’S
GOOD. SOME DAYS. IT’S HARD.
THIS IS MY MY GIRLS ROOM.
>> 2 TO AND IT’S HERE IN THIS
SMALL ROOM AT THE ORLANDO
UNION RESCUE MISSION THAT
STEPHANIE JOHNSON AND HER 2
DAUGHTERS HAVE LIVED IN FOR
THE PAST 2 YEARS. OBVIOUSLY,
THIS IS MY BUT THE RACE AT THE
TOP SHOW AT THE BOTTOM. IF
SHE’S NOT IN MY BED. THE RATE
ACTUALLY LOVES TO DO ART THESE
ARE ALL HER ART PROJECTS.
JOHNSON’S CASE MANAGER HERE
HELPED HER GET ASSISTANCE THAT
PAID FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE,
WHICH HELPED HER ESTABLISH A
CAREER. NOW MORE ASSISTANCE IS
HELPING HER SKIPPER AND
ALTOGETHER AND JUMP FROM
HOMELESS. THE HOMEOWNER. I WAS
READY HIT THE GROUND RUNNING.
>> I DIDN’T WANT TO HIT THE
BRAKES. I WANTED TO KEEP THE
EXCITEMENT. I WANTED TO KEEP
THAT. POSITIVITY GOING. SO
THAT. THAT DREAM COMING AREA.
THAT. POSITIVITY GOING. SO
THAT. THAT DREAM COMING AREA. PennyMac. >> THAT DREAM CAME IN THE FORM
OF ORANGE COUNTY’S DOWN
PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
IT’S LIKE SIMILAR PROGRAMS RUN
BY CITIES AND COUNTIES ACROSS
THE COUNTRY. FEDERAL AND STATE
FUNDS ARE USED TO HELP
QUALIFIED FIRST-TIME
HOMEBUYERS WITH A DOWN PAYMENT
AND CLOSING COSTS HERE. IT’S A
MAXIMUM OF $45,000. AND
JOHNSON CLOSES ON HER FAMILY’S
NEW HOME IN A COUPLE WEEKS.
IT’S NOT THAT HOMELY PLACE
YET.
>> SO I WANT TO JUST GET IN
AND GET HANDS DIRTY. AND MAKE
IT HOME FOR MIGRANTS S BEST.
THE BEST PART FOR ME OBVIOUSLY
OVER HERE AND WHAT’S GOING TO
BE SIGNING FAR. I WILL SOME
FALL. MEANTIME, POLLEN, THE
SUNDRY INTO MEDICO ARE CLOSING
ON THEIR NEW HOME AFTER
RENTING FOR YEARS. OUR LAST
LARGEST INCREASE WAS PROBABLY
ABOUT A $500 INCREASE RIGHT?
>> PER MONTH. AND THEY SAY
THAT WAS THE LAST STRAW. YOU
KNOW WHAT? WE’RE PROBABLY
PAYING MORE. RENTING THAT WE
WOULD BE IF WE ACTUALLY ON IT,
THEY FOUND A WAY TO MAKE THAT
HAPPEN. AND IT’S RIGHT HERE.
THEY FOUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSISTANCE CORPORATION OF
AMERICA OR NECK UP FOR SHORT.
THE FOLKS HERE SAY THEY CAN
HELP ANYBODY BUY A HOME NO
MATTER WHAT THEIR INCOME IS OR
WHAT THEIR CREDIT SCORE MAY
LOOK LIKE. THEY PAY THE DOWN
PAYMENT, THEY PAY THE CLOSING
COSTS AND A LOT OF TIMES THEY
FIND INTEREST RATES THAT ARE
BELOW THE MARKET RATE BEFORE
YOU CAN QUALIFY, THOUGH, YOU
HAVE TO GO THROUGH NECK AS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
COUNSELING, WHICH INCLUDES
CREATING MONTHLY BUDGETS AND
ESTABLISHING A SAVINGS PLAN.
THE END A MINUTE GOES
COMPLETED. WELL, COM.
>> AND HERE’S THE RESULT. A 3
BEDROOM HOME IN A GATED
COMMUNITY IN SUBURBAN ORLANDO.
IT’S EXCITING.
>> WE HAVE TO DO A LITTLE BIT
OF CONSTRUCTION. MAYBE A
LITTLE BIT MORE. BUT IT’S VERY
EXCITING. THIS IS IT. WE DID
IT.
>> THAT’S GETTING RESULTS. HOW
LONG IT TAKES TO GET THROUGH
NECK IS PROGRAM, OF COURSE,
DEPENDS ON THE APPLICANT THEY
SAY CAN TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 6
MONTHS TO 2 YEARS. IN SOME
CASES. MEANTIME, ORANGE COUNTY
IS NOT THE ONLY LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AGENCY PROVIDING
DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS. THERE ARE ACTUALLY A
LOT OF THEM RIGHT HERE IN
CENTRAL FLORIDA. WE PUT A LINK
TO A LOT OF THEM ON OUR
WEBSITE. CLICK ORLANDO DOT
COM. JUST LOOK FOR THE
INVESTIGATORS. AND ACTUALLY WE
HAVE AN UPDATE ON STEPHANIE
WHO SAW BEGINNING SHE’S
CLOSING MONDAY. IT WAS
>> LITERALLY GOING FROM
HOMELESS TO HOMEOWNER. I MEAN,
THAT’S THE AMERICAN DREAM,
RIGHT? THAT’S WHAT WE ALL
WANT. OKAY. SO, ERICK, YOU
KNOW, DURING THE HEIGHT OF
COVID, THERE WAS THAT
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, MONEY,
RENTAL MONEY AVAILABLE IS
SOMETHING LIKE THAT. STILL
HELPING THE PEOPLE WHO REALLY
NEEDED IS OUT AVAILABLE WHO
ARE AFFECTED BY COVID. YES,
BUT YOU KNOW, FOR A LOT OF
PEOPLE WHO ARE GETTING THAT
STICKER SHOCK, GETTING THAT
RENEWAL, NOTICE THAT MONEY IS
OFF THE TABLES. IT
SPECIFICALLY EARMARKED FOR
PEOPLE WHO WERE AFFECTED BY
COVID-19, YOU KNOW, MAYBE LOST
THEIR JOBS, NOT ABLE TO PAY
THEIR RENT. I’M NOT ALL ALL OF
ITS BEEN CLAIMED, THOUGH. AND
THERE’S ACTUALLY A MOVEMENT
UNDERWAY TO SEE IF SOME OF
THAT MONEY COULD BE MOVED TO A
DIFFERENT KIND OF FUNDING
PROGRAM TO HELP THESE RENTERS
WHO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD
THEIR HOUSE RIGHT NOW. BUT
>> WE’RE GOING TO BE TRACKING
THAT. SEE IF THERE’S ANY
MOVEMENT ON, ESPECIALLY IF
IT’S JUST SITTING THERE NOT
BEING USED FOR ANYTHING NOW.
ERIC, I LOVE SEEING THAT THEY
WERE GREAT. YEAH. HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY IS SUCH AN ISSUE
GOING ON RIGHT NOW FOR
HOUSING, VERSE HOUSING,
AFFORDABILITY AND THEIR
RESOURCES. AND IT’S GREAT TO
HAVE IT SPOTLIGHTED BY YOU AND
DON’T LET THE FOLKS KNOW THAT
THERE IS HELP OUT THERE. JUST
HAVE TO GO HAVE MORE ON THE I
DO. I MEAN, SPECIFICALLY ABOUT
RENT PRICES AND WHAT COULD YOU
KNOW, SOME OF THE AVENUES THAT
THAT FOLKS CAN TAKE TO MAYBE
FIND A DEAL HERE AND THERE SO
FAR, IT’S IT’S REALLY TALK
ABOUT IT. SO WE’RE GOING TO
FIND SOMETHING BECAUSE THERE’S
0 SUPPLIES. SO, YEAH, TUNE IN