Federal grants help get people into homes

The housing crisis that rocked Phoenix posed an opportunity for Abla Zumot Najjar. She finally was able to move into a home of her own. She qualified for a $131,900 mortgage loan made possible by a nearly $40 million federal grant given to Phoenix for a Neighborhood Stabilization Program. The city program works to rid neighborhoods of abandoned, foreclosed properties through acquisition, rehabilitation, demolition, redevelopment and financial incentives.

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