ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Buncombe County is changing the rules for its affordable housing programs, expanding assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure while adopting new requirements aimed at getting county housing loans repaid sooner.
The Board of Commissioners approved 15 revisions to the county’s Affordable Housing Services Program on Tuesday. The changes affect grants and loans used for housing assistance, affordable housing development and other programs.
Commissioners focused much of their discussion on a new requirement governing repayment of certain county loans…