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Central Berkshire Habitat for Humanity

Helping people to build a place they can call home.

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OWN A HOME

Buy A Home With Habitat

​Habitat partners with families and individuals to help build a place they can call home. Potential homeowners work alongside volunteers to help build their own homes, which they then purchase with an affordable mortgage. ​Through financial coaching, homebuyer training, and sweat equity, your family can pursue purchasing a home of your own. Habitat works with third-party lenders to offer low interest rates and down-payments on our mortgage packages. Review the selection criteria below to determine if Habitat homeownership is the right path for you.

 

We are now accepting applications for The Gordon-Deming Village.

How to Apply

CRITERIA FOR SELECTION

RESIDENCY

You must be a legal permanent resident or citizen of the United States and have lived or worked in Berkshire County for at least the past year.

NEED

You must not have owned a home in past 3 years and currently be living in substandard, subsidized, or unaffordable housing.

ABILITY TO PAY

Must have proof of steady income and satisfactory credit history; have no accounts in collection, no charge-offs or unsatisfied public records; and no bankruptcies in the last four years. Income eligibility is based on area median income for the Pittsfield metro area. Applicants should fall between 40% to 70% of the median income for their household size.

WILLINGNESS TO PARTNER

All home buyers must complete between 325 and 500 hours of “sweat equity” and home buyer education depending on whether you are a single or dual head of household.

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Central Berkshire Habitat For Humanity

     

314 Columbus Ave., PO Box 2717, Pittsfield, MA 01202
Main Office Phone: 413-442-3181

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399 Hubbard Ave., Pittsfield, MA 01201
Store Phone: 413-443-2106