
Home Ownership Purchase Enhancement
Mo. Gov. Jay Nixon and State Treasurer Clint Zweifel (L) join craftsmen at the Nelson-Mulligan Carpenters' Training Center to kick off the Home Ownership Purchase Enhancement (HOPE) Program, a $15 million initiative designed to jumpstart the state's housing-construction industry, in St. Louis on January 13, 2010. Under the program, eligible Missourians who sign home purchase contracts during calendar year 2010 will be eligible for a financial incentive equal to their first year's property tax, on a first-come, first-served basis. An enhanced incentive is available for Missourians who purchase a new energy-efficient home; purchase and upgrade the efficiency of an existing home; or purchase a home and an energy-efficient item.
January 13, 2010