Resources

Housing

• 2010 Basic Allowance for Housing Rates The Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) is based on geographic duty location, pay grade, and dependency status. The intent of BAH is to provide uniformed servicemembers accurate and equitable housing compensation based on housing costs in local civilian housing markets, and is payable when government quarters are not provided.
• An Overview of VA Home Loans For veterans and active duty military personnel, a VA loan can be the most flexible home financing option available. Zero down payments, no private mortgage insurance, relaxed qualifying standards, and low interest rates are some of the benefits enjoyed by VA mortgage holders.
• Army One Source The Army OneSource online portal provides easy access to many services for families living far outside garrison borders.  The AOS portal features articles, videos and resources in categories such as:  programs and services, health care, housing, education, careers, and travel. 
• Automated Housing Referral Network The Automated Housing Referral Network (AHRN.com) is sponsored by the Department of Defense and is designed to improve the process of securing available housing for relocating military members and their families.
• Homeowners' Assistance Program (HAP) The Department of Defense (DOD) is proud to offer the Homeowners Assistance Program (HAP) to eligible service members and federal civilian, including non-appropriated fund, employees. The program is authorized by law, and administered by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to assist eligible homeowners who face financial loss when selling their primary residence homes in areas where real estate values have declined because of a base closure or realignment announcement.
• Homes for Our Troops Homes for Our Troops is a national non-profit, non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization strongly committed to helping those who have selflessly given to our country and have returned home with serious disabilities and injuries since September 11, 2001. They assist severely injured Servicemen and Servicewomen and their immediate families by raising donations of money, building materials and professional labor and coordinate the process of building a home that provides maximum freedom of movement and the ability to live more independently.  The homes provided by Homes for Our Troops are given at NO COST to the Veterans we serve.
• Military.com's Military Relocation Center Resources and information about PCS, DITY (Do It Yourself) and Moving for military families.
• MOVE.MIL (DOD Household Goods Portal) DOD's one-stop source for managing personal property moves.
• Soldier On Our work begins with getting homeless veterans off the streets.  Our mission at Solider On is to offer a continuum of care that includes immediate and long-term housing, treatment and recovery for addiction, food, and clothing, as well as medical, counseling and job-related services.
  
• VA - Home Loans
• VA - Loan Guaranty Program Mortgage loans backed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) make home ownership more affordable for veterans, active-duty members, and some surviving spouses by protecting lenders from loss if the borrower fails to repay the loan. More than 90 percent of VA-guaranteed loans are made without a down payment. To obtain more information about the VA Home Loan Guaranty Program, Veterans can call VA at 1-877-827-3702 or visit the VA Loan Guaranty Service website.
• Veterans Assistance Foundation To operate programs designed to assist homeless or at risk of becoming homeless veterans maintain or improve their status in society by providing a safe and secure environment through which they can access a wide array of human services. The focus of these programs is to assist homeless veterans with the services that have prevented them from becoming re-established in their communities.