Paulding County Completes First 'Welcome Home Ohio' Home Sale

The land bank and planning organization worked together to rehabilitate and sell the first home through the state program.

Apr. 3, 2026 at 1:00pm

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An abstract, soft-focus photograph of a freshly painted front door with a welcome mat, surrounded by blurred greenery, conceptually representing the transformation of a previously vacant home.A revitalized home in Paulding County finds new life through the Welcome Home Ohio program.Paulding Today

The Paulding County Land Reutilization Committee, working with the Maumee Valley Planning Organization, has completed the rehabilitation and sale of the first residence funded through Ohio's Welcome Home Ohio grant program.

Why it matters

The Welcome Home Ohio initiative aims to revitalize communities by rehabilitating vacant and abandoned homes, making them available for first-time and low-income homebuyers. This first sale in Paulding County marks an important milestone for the program's impact in the region.

The details

The land bank and planning organization collaborated to identify a suitable property, secure funding through the state grant, oversee the home's renovation, and then sell it to a qualifying buyer. This process helps transform blighted properties into move-in ready homes for those seeking affordable homeownership opportunities.

  • The first Welcome Home Ohio-funded home sale in Paulding County was completed in April 2026.

The players

Paulding County Land Reutilization Committee

The county's land bank, which works to rehabilitate vacant and abandoned properties.

Maumee Valley Planning Organization

A regional planning agency that partnered with the land bank on the Welcome Home Ohio project.

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What’s next

The land bank and planning organization plan to identify additional properties eligible for the Welcome Home Ohio program and continue revitalizing homes in Paulding County.

The takeaway

This first successful home sale through the Welcome Home Ohio initiative demonstrates the program's potential to breathe new life into communities by transforming blighted properties into affordable homeownership opportunities.