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  1. Community Development
  2. Home Ownership

Thinking of Buying a Home in Holyoke?

Need to Know More About the Homebuying Process?  Be an Educated Homebuyer!

The Holyoke Housing Authority and Wayfinders offer first time home buyer education classes. Topics include money management, securing a mortgage, avoiding scams, understanding credit, and creating individual financial plans and timelines.  Classes are required for those income-eligible persons seeking down payment assistance.

Looking for a Home to Purchase?

Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity offers homeownership opportunities (usually new construction) and education.  Habitat recently sold 113 and 177 Jackson Streets to first time homeowner families.

OneHolyoke CDC is a Holyoke based community development corporation that has a long history of providing home ownership opportunities and is currently rehabbing 278 Pine Street (a former house on the Yankee Pedlar property) for a homeownership opportunity.

Need Homebuyer Downpayment Assistance?

The Holyoke Housing Authority also offers eligible first time home buyer financial assistance up to $4999. Recipients of first time home buyer funds must meet HHA, HUD, and OCD eligibility criteria and complete a first time home buyer education class.

MassHousing is offering up to $50,000. in downpayment assistance!

Have you been denied a home loan?  Get help with lending discrimination.

Equal Housing Opportunity

 

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