Affordable Home Ownership & Repairs

Habitat provides you with the coaching, education and support to be successful in your home buying journey. We can help you buy a home you love with a mortgage you can afford. First-time homebuyers can build a brand new home with little-to-no down payment and an average mortgage payment of less than $950/month.

Existing homeowners can qualify for affordable home repairs of everything from roof replacements to electrical work and more. Up to 80% of project costs can be covered based on your income.

Learn more about our different programs:

Become A Homeowner
First-time homebuyers can build a brand new home with little-to-no down payment.
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Critical Home Repair
Existing homeowners can qualify for affordable repairs, with projects ranging from roof repair, structural issues and more.
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Free Lead Removal
Milwaukee Habitat is now offering free lead abatement services for qualified homeowners in the areas where we're building.
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Hear from Habitat Homeowners

In 2021, Sarah and her two sons moved into their Habitat home, marking a new chapter filled with stability, growth, and hope. In this video, she shares what homeownership means for her family and how the Habitat community came together to make it possible. Together, we build more than houses—we build homes, community, and hope.

Homeowernship and CHR quote

We are pledged to the letter and spirit of the 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 no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.