Looking to own a home?
The Habitat for Humanity Homeownership Program provides you with the coaching, education and support to be successful in your homebuying journey. We can help you buy a home you love with a mortgage you can afford. Your homeownership options may include buying a home built or rehabbed by Habitat.
Why buy with Habitat?
- Affordable mortgage* with monthly payments that are affordable to families.
- Homebuyer education classes prepare you for the responsibilities of homeownership.
- Post-purchase support provides maintenance advice, resources, and opportunities to connect with your community.
- We are a trusted partner. For over 25 years, DuPage Habitat has helped families buy an affordable home.
- Not financially ready yet? Attend our homeownership information session and learn about a customized action plan to help you learn to manage your budget, pay off debt, understand credit, and save for your home purchase.
Criteria for Becoming a Habitat Homeowner
- Need for housing. Current home is overcrowded, unsafe, too expensive, etc.
- Ability to pay. Stable work history, manageable debt load, absence of liens.
- Willingness to partner. Prospective homeowners must INVEST a minimum of 250 hours of “sweat equity” for each applicant and co-applicant by working on DuPage Habitat homes, at fundraisers and events, at the ReStore, or in the office. Some hours must be invested in budgeting and financial classes.
- Live or work in DuPage County
- Meet Habitat income guidelines, DuPage Habitat personal can provide that information during a telephone conversation.
Until further notice, sessions will be held virtually. Registrants will be provided with further virtual session information.
