Homeownership
PREPARING FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP
FREE homebuyer-readiness program includes:
• Webinars & Classes
• One-on-one coaching
Our next cohort will start Spring 2020
Contact Stefanie Clark
at s.clark@habitatbucks.org for more information.
This program is made possible with support from KeyBank,
Patricia Kind Foundation and Wells Fargo.
HOMEBUYER PROCESS
- Watch our Homeownership Program video
- Follow the application process (includes a review of program qualifications and mortgage-affordability calculations)
- Contribute sweat equity renovating or building future homes
- Participate in homebuyer-readiness courses
The application process takes approximately three months; home renovations/construction is typically completed within one year.
Cedar Avenue, Croydon (Bristol Township) is now available! Applications will be accepted August 13-September 6, 2019. For more info:
HOMEBUYER REQUIREMENTS
To purchase a home through Habitat Bucks, applicants must:
- Live or work in Bucks County
- Partner with Habitat Bucks, complete “sweat equity” hours, and participate in media coverage
- Have a stable income and satisfactory credit history
- Show ability to afford the projected mortgage payments (typically range from $900 to $1,300/mo.
- Demonstrate need
- Have a total household gross income that fits within our income guidelines:
INTERESTED IN BUYING A HABITAT HOME?
NEW HOME OPPORTUNITY
Cedar Avenue, Croydon (Bristol Township) will be renovated to four bedrooms, two bathrooms and all new interior and exterior. Contact Stefanie Clark to obtain an application: s.clark@habitatbucks.org. Applications will be accepted August 13-September 6, 2019.
Learn about the Cedar Avenue house: Cedar Avenue video
OWN A HOME
Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County sells newly constructed or renovated homes to qualified families and individuals who live or work in Bucks County and meet the program qualifications. Our homebuyers purchase their homes with affordable mortgages and pay taxes on the full values of their homes.
Approved homebuyers qualify for monthly housing payments equal to or less than 30% of their gross monthly incomes.
Click here to view our current Income Guidelines.
Complete our Home Inquiry Form to be added to our Contact List for future home opportunities!
(If you do not receive a response to your submitted form within one week, please check your spam or junk mailbox.)
Housing payments include mortgage, property tax, insurance and association fees, if applicable. Prior to purchase, homebuyers invest “sweat equity” by helping to build their homes and attending financial workshops. Since 1990, we have built more than 115 homes in Bucks County! Habitat Bucks’ newly constructed homes meet ENERGY STAR® requirements (windows, doors, appliances, etc.), and are built with sustainability in mind. Our renovated homes are updated with new kitchens, bathrooms and more.
We are pledged to the letter and spirit of U.S. policy for the achievement of equal housing opportunity throughout the nation. We encourage and support an affirmative advertising and marketing program in which there are not barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, or any other basis as required by law.
For emergency housing assistance – call Bucks County’s “Housing Link” to connect to available services: 1-800-810-443