Abbe Moran and her husband, Kody, were on the hunt for a new house, one in which they could comfortably fit their soon-to-be family of five and one that they could call their ‘forever home.' Because she was pregnant, Abbe had no time to lose. However, a lack of houses for sale in the competitive Missoula housing market, coupled with demand, meant bidding wars kept home prices high. Abbe was always pushed out of the home-buying process. Then, her mortgage lender told her that she qualified for MoFi's HomeNow downpayment assistance program, giving her the financial pull that she needed. In 2021, a new process was put in place to find buyers for affordable townhomes – a home lottery. Abbe was approved! Two weeks after moving into her dream home, Abbe gave birth to her 3rd child, making the Moran's forever home also their new baby's first home.
