--- title: Homeownership 101 description: In celebration of June as National Homeownership Month, we asked Melissa Johnson, Kay Smith, and Krista McIver from our Single-Family Department to join us and discuss how more Kentuckians can achieve their dream of homeownership. image: https://blog.kyhousing.org/hubfs/Website%20Images/Podcast%20Share%20Image.png --- [Skip to Content](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/homeownership-101#main-content) [![Bringing It Home](https://blog.kyhousing.org/hubfs/Logos/Bringing%20It%20Home%20Logo_Color%20-%20Horizontal%20-%20Inverted.svg) ![Bringing It Home](https://blog.kyhousing.org/hubfs/Logos/Bringing%20It%20Home%20Logo_Color%20-%20Horizontal%20-%20Inverted.svg)](https://blog.kyhousing.org/) - [Blog Posts](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog) - [Podcasts](https://blog.kyhousing.org/podcasts) - [Success Stories](https://blog.kyhousing.org/khc-success-stories) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Blog Posts](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog) - [Podcasts](https://blog.kyhousing.org/podcasts) - [Success Stories](https://blog.kyhousing.org/khc-success-stories) - [Subscribe](https://blog.kyhousing.org/subscribe) Open search Close Search [Subscribe](https://blog.kyhousing.org/subscribe) # Homeownership 101 [Kentucky Housing Corporation](https://blog.kyhousing.org/blog/author/communicationskyhousing-org) May 3, 2023 3:28:14 PM <a href="https://rss.com/podcasts/bringing-it-home/935727/">Homeownership 101 | RSS.com</a> In celebration of June as National Homeownership Month, we asked Melissa Johnson, Kay Smith, and Krista McIver from our Single-Family Department to join us and discuss how more Kentuckians can achieve their dream of homeownership. They outlined how prospective buyers should begin their journey, who to contact, the benefits of owning a home, and the 10 Commandments of Homeownership.  Lastly, they discussed KHC’s $10,000 down payment assistance program and mortgage credit certificate program, and how they make homeownership more affordable and accessible to Kentuckians. Tune in to hear this fun and informative episode. 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