Memphis Industry Practitioner Toolkit
CONVERGENCE Memphis provides reliable information to support affordable housing opportunities for renters and first-time homebuyers. Our industry practitioner partners are well-positioned to provide resources to the Memphis community. Please utilize the below resources while connecting with potential homebuyers, bringing them through the homebuying process and ensuring their ability to stay in their home to preserve and build generational wealth.
Mortgage Programs & Products
Down Payment Assistance Finder
Customer Outreach
Sustaining Homeownership
Links to Key Partners and Resources
- BLDG Memphis
- Chamber of Commerce: Report on Cities with the Most “House Poor” Homeowners
- City of Memphis
- CoreLogic
- Down Payment Resource
- eHome America
- Fannie Mae
- FHLB Cincinnati
- First Story
- Freddie Mac
- Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis
- Homeownership Council of America
- Housing Finance Strategies
- Memphis Area Association of REALTORS®
- Memphis Housing Authority
- Mortgage Bankers Association
- National Association of Real Estate Brokers Memphis
- National Association of Real Estate Brokers National
- Neighborhood Preservation, Inc.
- Shelby County Government
- Tennessee Housing Development Agency
- The Works CDC
- United Housing Inc.
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Zillow Group
COVID-19-Related Local Memphis Resources
MBA and the Tennessee Housing Development Agency have partnered together to increase African American homeownership in Memphis, Tennessee - referred to as CONVERGENCE Memphis. CONVERGENCE Memphis is moving the needle on African American home ownership in specific communities by amplifying existing local resources and deploying additional national and state resources.
These websites are equipped with information on available resources for those working in the housing and community development sector in Memphis as well as the homeowners and renters who reside there.
- Tennessee Housing Development Agency (Information on state programs and resources)
- Shelby County Health Department (Comprehensive information on Covid-19 in the community)
- City of Memphis (Information on city programs and resources)
- High Ground News (Memphis coronavirus resource guide)
- Epicenter (Small business focus)
- Welcome Home Memphis (Housing resources for families)