What Happened to GoSection8? It's Now AffordableHousing.com
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Quick answerGoSection8 did not close. The company's help center says GoSection8.com "officially became AffordableHousing.com" on September 13, 2021. When tested on October 7, 2026, gosection8.com still forwarded to AffordableHousing.com, which says renters can search and apply for free. Voucher holders in the United States can also search through their housing agency, HUD's Resource Locator, state housing search sites and VoucherMatch.
- September 13, 2021the day GoSection8.com became AffordableHousing.com, per the company
- October 7, 2026gosection8.com tested and found forwarding to the new site
- $0what the company says renters pay to search and apply
- $49 to $79 a monthoptional Premium membership for owners
- 700+government agency partners the company reports
What GoSection8 was and what it became
GoSection8 was a rental listing website for Section 8 housing, and it is now called AffordableHousing.com. People also search for it as "go section 8", "gosection 8", "www.gosection8.com" and "section 8.com"; all of those mean the same site.
- September 13, 2021GoSection8.com "officially became AffordableHousing.com", according to the company's help center.
- September 24, 2021the Tacoma Housing Authority posts a page for landlords and tenants describing the site as "formerly known as Go Section 8".
- May 9, 2023the date printed on the company's help article that explains the name change.
- August 29, 2024the company publishes a notice about copycat websites using the old name.
- October 7, 2026VoucherMatch tests gosection8.com and finds it forwarding to AffordableHousing.com.
What it means: a listing, flyer or caseworker handout that says "GoSection8" is pointing at AffordableHousing.com.
Source: the pages linked in each line, read October 7, 2026.
The company's About page describes AffordableHousing.com as "previously GoSection8.com". That page does not name an owner or parent company, and VoucherMatch found no primary, dated source for one, so none is given here.
Why the name changed
The company's stated reason is that the "Section 8" name was narrower than the people it wants to serve. Its help article says the new domain reflects a "commitment to inclusivity" and a mission of "providing comprehensive services to all people in need of affordable housing". No other explanation from the company was found.
Do old gosection8.com links still work?
Yes for the home page and most old addresses tested: on October 7, 2026, gosection8.com returned a permanent redirect to www.affordablehousing.com. Old page addresses taken from 2019 and 2020 Internet Archive records mostly forwarded to the matching new page.
| Old address tested | What happened |
|---|---|
| gosection8.com and www.gosection8.com | Redirected to the AffordableHousing.com home page |
| /main/about.aspx and /main/faq.aspx | Redirected to the new About and FAQ pages |
| A city page (Acworth, Georgia) | Redirected to the new page for that city |
| A housing authority page (Chelsea, Massachusetts) | Redirected to the new page for that agency |
| A 2019 apartment listing (Adams, Massachusetts) | Redirected to a listing address that answered "gone" |
| /contact_us.aspx | Redirected, then landed on an error page |
| Three addresses that were not in the archive | "Not found" |
What it means: an old bookmark to a city or agency page should still land in the right place, but a saved link to one apartment is likely dead because the listing is gone.
Source: VoucherMatch's own requests to each address on October 7, 2026, with old addresses drawn from the Internet Archive's index of gosection8.com.
Watch outTwo .us addresses are copycats, not the company.Only the .com addresses belong to the company. Its 2024 notice names gosection8.us and affordablehousing.us as copycat addresses.
What AffordableHousing.com is now
AffordableHousing.com is a national rental listing site where owners post units and renters search, apply and join housing agency waiting lists. Its help center says it "offers property listings services to everyone for free" (What is AffordableHousing.com?, dated May 9, 2023).
- Listings searchrentals by city, including a New York City page that loaded without an account on October 7, 2026.
- Renter accountthe help center lists saved favorites, one application for properties and programs, messages to owners and income-based matching as account features (August 4, 2025).
- Housing Assistanta short questionnaire that asks about pets, accessibility needs, a Section 8 voucher, move date, city, bedrooms and maximum rent.
- Waiting listsa Section 8 and public housing waiting list page, plus applications to some agency lists through a renter account.
- Agency toolsthe About page reports "over 700 government agency partners" and services for housing agencies.
It is a company's website and not a housing agency. NYCHA calls it "an outside vendor", and San Mateo County's housing department notes that the site "is not managed by the Housing Authority". Vouchers themselves come from local public housing agencies, which HUD funds to run the program (HUD).
Is GoSection8 free? What tenants and landlords pay
Searching and applying is free for renters, and a basic listing is free for owners, according to the company's own pages read on October 7, 2026.
| Who | What the company says | Where it says it |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | "Families and Renters can always search and apply for free" | Help center home |
| Renters | Tenants are not charged to apply for Section 8 waiting lists | Fraud notice, August 29, 2024 |
| Owners | "Owners can post property listings on AffordableHousing.com for free" | About page |
| Owners, Premium | $79 a month for 1 month, $59 a month for 3 months, $49 a month for 12 months | Premium membership FAQ |
What it means: a renter should not be asked to pay to search, and an owner pays only by choosing Premium, which the site says makes listings larger and places them above free ones.
Source: the AffordableHousing.com pages linked in each row, read October 7, 2026; the FAQ and About pages carry no date.
Which housing agencies still send voucher holders there
HUD and many local agencies still name the site. HUD's own advice for voucher holders says to "use websites like AffordableHousing.com, Realtor.com, and Apartments.com" (HUD, Housing Choice Vouchers for tenants).
| Agency | What its page says | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Housing Authority | It "has partnered with AffordableHousing.com to provide listings of affordable rental units available in Philadelphia" | HCV Housing Search, undated |
| Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (Cleveland) | Voucher holders "can use AffordableHousing.com or the Ohio Housing Locator to find available rental properties" | Find Housing, undated |
| Tacoma Housing Authority | Tenants can sign up for the site's alerts or call its toll-free number to search | AffordableHousing.com, September 24, 2021 |
| New York City HPD | Owners may list there, and the list "is provided to all HPD clients that are seeking housing" | Section 8 Owners, undated |
| INLIVIAN (Charlotte) | Search is on the agency's Home Connect; "the AffordableHousing call center" at 866-466-7328 gives help | HCV Housing Search, undated |
What it means: when an agency worker says "GoSection8", they mean a site that agencies still use, so ask your own agency which listing page it gives to voucher holders.
Source: each agency's own page, linked in the row.
Where to search for Section 8 apartments today
A voucher holder has five kinds of places to search. The table compares them using only what each operator publishes.
| Option | Who runs it | Cost to tenant | Coverage | Where listings come from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your housing agency's own list | The public housing agency | No tenant fee appears on the agency pages read | That agency's area | Owners who send units to the agency |
| AffordableHousing.com | AffordableHousing.com, formerly GoSection8 | Free to search and apply, per the company | National | Owners who post listings |
| HUD Resource Locator | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development | Public map; no account was needed to open it | National | HUD's map of affordable properties, with contact details |
| State housing search sites | State housing finance agencies and partner agencies | Each calls itself free | One state each | Property providers who list units |
| VoucherMatch (publisher of this article) | VoucherMatch | Free for renters, per its site | Browse page filters by the five New York City boroughs; owners may list in any US city | Landlords who post units and mark the vouchers they accept |
What it means: use more than one, starting with your agency's list, because each gets its listings a different way.
Source: the operator pages linked in the cards below and in the sections above, read October 7, 2026.
- Agency listssome agencies keep their own. NYCHA lets owners list vacant units free through its Owner Extranet and shows them in the tenant self-service portal (NYCHA). San Mateo County keeps a list from an owner form and removes each post after 30 days (San Mateo County). Find your agency in the housing authority directory.
- HUD Resource LocatorHUD says to open the map, choose "Find Affordable Housing Opportunities Near Me" and enter a ZIP code. It suggests the map for Low Income Housing Tax Credit properties, which "are required to accept housing vouchers". The map answered normally on October 7, 2026.
- PennsylvaniaPAHousingSearch.com says it is "made possible by" the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency and other state agencies.
- IllinoisILHousingSearch.org says it is "funded by" the Illinois Housing Development Authority and two other state departments.
- FloridaFloridaHousingSearch.org calls itself "a free, state resource" and carries the Florida Housing Finance Corporation's logo.
- VoucherMatchthis article's publisher. Its listings page shows apartments from landlords who accept vouchers, and its Section 8 pages cover waiting lists for 35 metros in 21 states and Washington, DC, as shown on October 7, 2026.
The three state sites share a help line, 1-877-428-8844, and each lets property providers list for free. Other states have similar sites, such as the Ohio Housing Locator that Cleveland's agency names.
How to search with a voucher, step by step
Start with your housing agency, search several sites at once, and send the unit to the agency for approval. These steps follow HUD's guidance for voucher holders.
- 1Check your deadlineHUD says a voucher comes with 60 to 120 days of search time, set by the agency. Ask early about more time; a sample extension request letter shows how.
- 2Ask the agency for its listHUD's first tip is to "check with the local housing agency for landlord lists".
- 3Search the listing sitesAffordableHousing.com, your state's housing search site, HUD's map and VoucherMatch listings. Save the listings you contact.
- 4Screen each unitHUD says to avoid units priced far above the payment standard, units owned by family members and units unlikely to pass inspection. A pre-inspection checklist helps with the last one.
- 5See it before payingvisit in person where possible. HUD notes that some landlords charge application fees, so budget for them, but pay nothing just to view a unit.
- 6Request approvalyou and the landlord complete the Request for Tenancy Approval packet, and the agency schedules an inspection. Moving to another city first? Read how portability works.
What it means: the voucher has a deadline, so search the agency's list and two or three sites in the same week.
Source: HUD, Housing Choice Vouchers for tenants, "Searching for a rental unit", read October 7, 2026.
Still waiting for a voucher? A listing site cannot issue one. See how to check whether a waiting list is open and the open waiting lists page.
The part NYC voucher holders should know: NYCHA runs rent checks through it
In New York City, NYCHA uses the company for more than listings. NYCHA's FAQ says it "uses an outside vendor, AffordableHousing.com, for all rent reasonableness evaluations" (NYCHA).
- What is compared: unsubsidized units within a quarter mile that are similar in size, type, age, amenities, services and utilities.
- Who decides: NYCHA staff "make the final determination" using the vendor's results.
- If the rent comes back too high: the owner can accept the rent NYCHA finds reasonable or upload comparable units to AffordableHousing.com and ask for a new analysis.
This applies to NYCHA vouchers. HPD's page describes the site only as the place where owners list apartments for HPD clients. For the limits that sit on top of the rent check, see NYCHA payment standards.
Where else voucher holders in NYC find apartments
People who search "gosection8 nyc" or "go section 8 nyc" have three New York City starting points: AffordableHousing.com's New York page, the agency's own list, and New York apartment pages.
- AffordableHousing.comits New York, NY page lists rentals in the city.
- NYCHA and HPDNYCHA voucher holders see owner listings in the NYCHA tenant self-service portal, and HPD gives its clients the AffordableHousing.com list.
- VoucherMatch (this site)Section 8 apartments in NYC, with pages for Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, Manhattan and Staten Island.
If a landlord or broker turns you away because of the voucher, see how to report voucher discrimination in NYC. If you do not have a voucher yet, the NYC Section 8 waiting list guide covers each agency's list.
The imposter sites
Copycat sites have used the GoSection8 name to collect fees and personal details. The company's notice of August 29, 2024 says fraudsters "created deceptive sites using URLs like gosection8.us and affordablehousing.us", and that a Facebook page was posing as "GoSection8".
- The real address ends in .com. The notice says to be cautious of addresses ending in ".us".
- The old logo is a warning sign. The company says any social media page using the old GoSection8 logo is not its page.
- Open waiting lists should be confirmed on the company's waiting list page or on the housing agency's own website.
Neither copycat address returned a page when VoucherMatch requested it on October 7, 2026.
How to avoid listing scams
Never pay to see an apartment, and never pay to apply for a voucher or join a waiting list.
- No fee for a waiting list.. The FTC says "there is no fee to register for a Section 8 waiting list" and that housing authorities do not charge fees (FTC, dated June 16, 2022).
- No deposit before a showing.. AffordableHousing.com's scam alert says to be skeptical if "anyone wants a security deposit before showing you the property".
- No wire transfers, gift cards or cryptocurrency.. The FTC says a demand to pay only that way is a scam (FTC, Rental Listing Scams, August 22, 2022).
- No phone calls for payment.. The company says tenants "will never receive a phone call from AffordableHousing.com asking for payment".
- Guard your Social Security number.. The FTC says a landlord does not need it until you have agreed to rent.
- Report it.. Use ReportFraud.ftc.gov and tell the website where the ad ran.
What it means: a real landlord may charge an application fee, but a fee to view a unit, to "apply for Section 8" or to hold a place on a list is the mark of a scam.
Source: the FTC and AffordableHousing.com pages linked above, read October 7, 2026.
For landlords
An owner can list on AffordableHousing.com for free, and several housing agencies tell owners to do so.
- AffordableHousing.com: free listing; Premium is $49 to $79 a month depending on the term, per its FAQ.
- Agency lists: NYCHA's Owner Extranet listing is free, and HPD sends owners to AffordableHousing.com.
- State sites: the Pennsylvania, Illinois and Florida sites each say property providers can list for free.
- VoucherMatch (this site): listing a property is free for up to 5 active listings on the Free plan, with paid plans for more, as shown on October 7, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GoSection8 still a website?
The address still works as a redirect. On October 7, 2026, gosection8.com forwarded to AffordableHousing.com, the name the company has used since September 13, 2021.
Is GoSection8 shut down?
No. The company's help center says GoSection8.com "officially became AffordableHousing.com" on September 13, 2021. The site continues under the new name.
Is there a GoSection8 NYC site?
No separate one was found. New York City listings are on AffordableHousing.com's New York page, and HPD gives that list to its clients. VoucherMatch has its own NYC Section 8 apartment pages.
Is AffordableHousing.com free?
Yes for renters: its help center says renters "can always search and apply for free". Owners list for free and can buy Premium at $49 to $79 a month.
Is AffordableHousing.com run by HUD or a housing authority?
No. NYCHA describes it as "an outside vendor". HUD and several housing agencies link to it, and the company reports more than 700 government agency partners.
Who owns AffordableHousing.com?
VoucherMatch could not confirm this. The company's About page names no owner, and no primary, dated source was found.
How do I check the status of my Section 8 application?
If you applied through AffordableHousing.com, its help center says to log in and open "My Applications". If you applied any other way, contact the housing agency directly; the housing authority directory has phone numbers.
Do I have to find my apartment on AffordableHousing.com?
No rule read for this article requires it. HUD lists it as one of several places to search, alongside the agency's landlord list and other rental sites.
Next step: ask your housing agency which listing page it gives voucher holders, then search it alongside the options in the table above. The housing authority directory has each agency's phone number.
Landlord with a vacancy? List your property.
How this article was checked
Last checked: October 7, 2026, against AffordableHousing.com's help center, About, FAQ, scam alert and news pages; a live test of gosection8.com addresses; HUD's Housing Choice Voucher tenant pages and Resource Locator; the Federal Trade Commission's Section 8 and rental scam pages; housing agency pages in New York City, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Tacoma, Charlotte and San Mateo County; the Pennsylvania, Illinois and Florida housing search sites; and the live VoucherMatch site.
Sources for this article (27)
- company's help center (faqs.affordablehousing.com)
- page for landlords and tenants (tacomahousing.org)
- notice about copycat websites (info.affordablehousing.com)
- About page (affordablehousing.com)
- What is AffordableHousing.com? (faqs.affordablehousing.com)
- New York City page (affordablehousing.com)
- account features (faqs.affordablehousing.com)
- Section 8 and public housing waiting list page (affordablehousing.com)
- HUD (hud.gov)
- Help center home (faqs.affordablehousing.com)
- Premium membership FAQ (affordablehousing.com)
- HUD, Housing Choice Vouchers for tenants (hud.gov)
- HCV Housing Search (pha.phila.gov)
- Find Housing (cmha.net)
- Section 8 Owners (nyc.gov)
- HCV Housing Search (inlivian.com)
- NYCHA (nyc.gov)
- San Mateo County (smcgov.org)
- the map (resources.hud.gov)
- PAHousingSearch.com (pahousingsearch.com)
- ILHousingSearch.org (ilhousingsearch.org)
- FloridaHousingSearch.org (floridahousingsearch.org)
- NYCHA (nyc.gov)
- FTC (consumer.ftc.gov)
- scam alert (affordablehousing.com)
- FTC, Rental Listing Scams (consumer.ftc.gov)
- ReportFraud.ftc.gov (reportfraud.ftc.gov)
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