Three buyers of brand-new townhomes in Magnolia Village West in Hillsborough County each got $ 15,000 in downpayment and closing cost assistance from the federal Hardest Hit Fund, which was originally intended to help people save their homes, not buy homes. SKIP O'ROURKE When it started six years ago, the $ 7.6 billion federal Hardest Hit Fund was intended to help people save their homes.
