Affordable Housing
Affordable Housing Resources
The New York State Association of REALTORS® is dedicated to assisting all New Yorkers in achieving the American Dream of homeownership. The association’s Affordable Housing Committee helps REALTORS® identify, develop, advocate and promote financial programs, products, and resources that expand homeownership opportunities in every area of New York State. In addition, the Affordable Housing Foundation is working to develop programs to assist New Yorkers in achieving the dream of homeownership.
The following is a list of regional housing opportunity organizations currently in operation throughout the state.
Statewide
The Campaign for Affordable Housing
5900 Wilshire Boulevard, 26th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Fax: 323.330.0541
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.tcah.org
The Campaign for Affordable Housing facilitates and supports the development of diverse housing styles for America’s workforce and seniors by educating all segments of the public on the true nature of affordable housing and the people who reside there. Our ultimate goal is to significantly increase the support for efforts to make housing affordable on the local, state, and national levels.
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute National Housing Initiatives
911 2nd Street NE
Washington, D.C. 20002
Fax: 202.546.2143
Web: www.chci.org
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) launched its National Housing Initiative (NHI) in 2003 to focus on expanding the accessibility of homeownership to Latinos by employing an innovative bi-partisan, multi-tiered strategy to identify and develop solutions to address the current obstacles faced by Hispanics.
Council for Affordable and Rural Housing
1112 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Fax: 703.837.8467
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.carh.org
The Council for Affordable and Rural Housing (CARH) was founded in 1980 as a non-profit trade organization. Since then, the Council has become the leading national advocate for the financing, development, and management of affordable rural housing.
Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies
Joint Center for Housing Studies
Harvard University
1033 Massachusetts Avenue, 5th Floor
Cambridge, MA 02138
Fax: 617.496.9957
Web: www.jchs.harvard.edu
The Joint Center for Housing Studies is Harvard University’s center for information and research on housing in the United States. The Joint Center analyzes the dynamic relationships between housing markets and economic, demographic, and social trends, providing leaders in government, business, and the non-profit sector with the knowledge needed to develop effective policies and strategies.
Housing Assistance Council
National Office
1025 Vermont Ave., N.W.
Suite 606
Washington, D.C. 20005
Fax: 202.347.3441
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.ruralhome.org
The Housing Assistance Council improves housing conditions for the rural poor, with an emphasis on the poorest of the poor in the most rural places in the United States. It offers services to public, nonprofit, and private organizations throughout the rural United States.
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
National Headquarters
501 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY, 10018
Fax: 212.682.5929
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.lisc.org
LISC helps resident-led, community-based development organizations transform distressed communities and neighborhoods into healthy ones – good places to live, do business, work, and raise families. By providing capital, technical expertise, training, and information, LISC supports the development of local leadership and the creation of affordable housing, commercial, industrial and community facilities, businesses, and jobs. We help neighbors build communities.
NeighborWorks Multifamily Initiative/Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
1325 G St., NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005-3100
Fax: 202.376.2600
Web: www.nw.org/network/home.asp
NeighborWorks America, local NeighborWorks organizations, and Neighborhood Housing Services of America make up the NeighborWorks system, which has successfully built healthy communities since 1978. Together, with national and local partners, NeighborWorks creates new opportunities for residents while improving communities by providing financial support, technical assistance, and training for community-based revitalization efforts.
Regulatory Barriers Clearinghouse
P.O. Box 23268
Washington, DC 20026-3268
Fax: 202.708.9981
Web: www.huduser.org/rbc
As called for in the “American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000”, the Regulatory Barriers Clearinghouse was established to collect, process, assemble and disseminate information on the barriers faced in the creation and maintenance of affordable housing. The Clearinghouse is hosted by HUD USER, the primary source for Federal Government reports and information on housing policy and programs, building technology, economic development, urban planning, and other housing-related topics.
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)
451 7th Street S.W.
Washington, DC 20410
Web: www.hud.gov
HUD’s mission is to increase homeownership, support community development, and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination. To fulfill this mission, HUD will embrace high standards of ethics, management, and accountability and forge new partnerships—particularly with faith-based and community organizations–that leverage resources and improve HUD’s ability to be effective on the community level.
Association for Neighborhood Rehabilitation
Joseph O’Hare
110 Ogden Street
Ogdensburg, NY 13669
Phone: 315.393.4610
Friends of the North Country, Inc.
Scott Campbell
1A Mill Street
Keeseville, NY 12944
Fax: 518.834.9687
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.friendsofthenorthcountry.org
Friends of the North Country, Inc. is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Certified Housing Counseling Agency. Housing Rehabilitation & New Home Ownership Programs offer grant programs to assist low-income individuals with housing improvements in target areas, and assistance with new homeownership (housing counseling and financial counseling).
Housing Assistance Program of Essex County, Inc.
Alan S. Hipps, Executive Director
103 Hand Avenue, Suite 2
Elizabethtown, NY 12932
Phone: Fax: 518.873.9102
Web: www.hapec.org
Section 8 Rental Assistance/ Homebuyer Program/Rehab Program:
- Section 8 Rental Program provides assistance to income-eligible Essex County residents;
- Homebuyer Program assists income-eligible residents in principle reduction, closing costs and/or attending to health/safety, building code deficiencies when purchasing and Essex County Home;
- Rehabilitation Program is for Essex County income-eligible homeowners that need help with repairing health, safety, and building code deficiencies in their homes.
A and C targeted to 50-percent of median income, while B is targeted to 80-percent of median income for the county.
Marble City Housing Corp
Alfred Netto
68 West Main Street, PO Box 430
Gouverneur, NY 13642
Fax: 315.287.2492
Mohawk Indian Housing Corporation
Carol Lazore
Route 37
Akwesaane, NY 13655
Fax: 518.358.4870
St. Lawrence County Housing Council
Fred Hanns
19 Main Street
Canton, NY 13617
Fax: 315.386.1564
Carrowmore Community Assistance, Inc.
Duane Nealon, Executive Director
489 Potter Hill Road
Petersburgh, NY 12138-3215
E-mail: [email protected]
Carrowmore Community Assistance, Inc. (CCA) is a not-for-profit housing and community development organization serving the New York Capital District Region. We assist low-income families, neighborhoods, and communities with urban and rural planning that respond to local needs and concerns; including, affordable housing, assessment of environmental impacts, sustainable economic development. CCA will also provide assistance with the identification, preparation, and administration of grants, low-interest loans, and other sources of project funding–working to ensure that program control and resources remain within the community.
Services include:
Mutual Housing, Affordable Housing, Homeownership Assistance, Grant Writing, Community Planning, and Sustainable Development.
TRIP Neighborworks Home Ownership Center
Bobbi Carter, Director
415 River Street, 2nd Floor
Troy, NY 12180
Fax: 518.690.0025
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.triponline.org
TRIP Neighborworks is a non-profit organization dedicated to neighborhood revitalization and stabilization while empowering residents with education and support in the City of Troy and Rensselaer County. Programs include Homebuyer education courses. We are a HUD-certified counseling agency able to provide credit and budget counseling, default counseling, and HECM counseling. We administer the City of Troy and Rensselaer County downpayment and closing cost assistance grants and the RPI and Russell Sage Homebuyer Programs. We have a revolving loan fund for repair loans to existing homeowners and those trying to buy in Troy. We have a landlord training program and a home maintenance training program presented free of charge to anyone who wishes to attend and more. TRIP Neighborworks HOC is only one of 65 NeighborWorks Homeownership Centers in the Country and the only one serving the Capital District tri-county area.
City of Fulton Community Development Agency
Carol Rutledge
125 West Broadway
Fulton, NY 13069
Fax: 315.593.7754
Affordable Homeownership Program offers downpayment and closing cost upfront cash grants to income-eligible first-time homebuyers for the purchase of existing, single-family homes in the geographic boundaries of City of Fulton, NY. All units must meet housing quality standards and housing code and be in “move-in” condition. The program does not allow for the purchase of HUD homes as these generally require substantial rehabilitation. The agency takes a 10-year mortgage on the property.
Clayton Improvement Association
Matt Taylor, Housing Coordinator
330 James Street, PO Box 99
Clayton, NY 13624
Phone: 315.686.3212
Email: [email protected]
Community Action Planning Council
Ken Flint
518 Davidson Street
Watertown, NY 13601
Fax: 315.788.8251
Frontier Housing
Tom Ransier, Executive Director
100 Locke Drive, PO Box 56
Dexter, NY 13634
Fax: 315.639.4771
E-mail: [email protected]
Home HeadQuarters, Inc.
Kerry Quaglia, Executive Director
124 E. Jefferson Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
Phone: Fax: 315-474-0637
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.homehq.org
Home HeadQuarters is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to revitalizing and stabilizing neighborhoods in Syracuse and Central New York. Programs and services include homebuyer education courses, homeownership and credit counseling, down payment and closing cost assistance, home improvement loans, the Home Equity Protection Program, Syracuse Weed & Seed Community Partnership, landlord training, Opportunity HeadQuarters Construction Apprentice Program and more. Home HeadQuarters is one of only 50 NeighborWorks Homeownership Centers nationwide.
Lewis County Opportunities
8265 State Route 812
Lowville, NY 13367
Phone: 315.376.8202
Web: www.lewiscountyopportunities.com
Neighbors of Watertown
Gary Beasley
116 Franklin Street
Watertown, NY 13601
Fax: 315.782.0102
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.neighborsofwatertown.com
North Country Affordable Housing, Inc.
Barbara H. Willis
120 Washington Street, Suite 16
Watertown, NY 13601
Fax: 315.785.0092
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.northcountryaffordablehousing.com
The Home Ownership Center
Victoria Steele
1611 Genesee Street
Utica, NY 13501
Fax: 315.724.1415
Web: http://unhs.org/
The HomeOwnership Center is one of 50 Neighbor Works Home Ownership Centers nationwide with service that includes a comprehensive 8-hour homebuyer education workshop, individualized homeownership counseling, down payment and closing cost loans (to qualified buyers) inspection services, construction management and community organizing. These services are provided in both Oneida and Herkimer counties.
Genesee Valley Rural Preservation Council, Inc.
Bob Martin
129 Main Street
PO Box 248
Leicester, NY 14481
Fax: 585.382.3199
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.gvrpc.com
The council’s First Time Home Buyer program offers assistance with the downpayment, closing costs and acquisition reduction of mortgage
Providence Housing Development Corp.
Lisa Alcott, Program Director
1136 Buffalo Road
Rochester, NY 14620
Fax: 585.529.9525
Web: www.providencehousing.org
The Monroe County First Time Homebuyer Program offers assistance with downpayment and closing costs for those earning 80% of area median income. The educational program required. Within Monroe County only.
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newburgh
Deirdre Glenn
PO Box 1694
Newburgh, NY 12551
Fax: 845.568.5632
Web: www.habitatnewburgh.org
Under this program, $750 plus 250 hours / 400 hours sweat equity constitutes downpayment. Families who are legal residents in the US, who have lived in the Newburgh area for one year and who earn (or have annual income) equal to 25% to 50% of the HUD median income for the area are eligible.
Rockland Housing Action Coalition, Inc.
120-126 North Main Street
Annex – First Floor
New City, NY 10956
Phone: 845.708.5799
Fax: 845.708.5798
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.rhachomes.org
Rockland Housing Action Coalition offers new construction and budget/credit/mortgage/homeownership and foreclosure prevention counseling. The not-for-profit agency develops affordable housing. We write grants to the federal, state, and local governments to reduce the purchase prices of our new homes, so low- and middle-income families can obtain mortgages. In addition, we provide budget/credit/mortgage/homeownership and foreclosure prevention counseling.
Rural Ulster Preservation Co., Inc. (RUPCO)
Robyn Awand
Director of Neighborworks® HomeOwnership Center
301 Fair Street
Kingston, NY 12401
Fax: 845.331.9864
Web: www.rupco.org
RUPCO’s Homebuyer Assistance program offers downpayment, closing cost, and rehabilitation assistance to first-time homebuyers based on income eligibility limits provided by HUD in Ulster County. We also offer First Home Club – homeowner education and administer Section 8 homeownership.
Catholic Charities Diocese of Rockville Centre
90 Cherry Lane
Hicksville, New York 11801
Phone: 516.733.7000
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.catholiccharities.cc
Catholic Charities provides more than 1,200 safe, comfortable, affordable housing units for seniors and special needs populations throughout Long Island from Inwood to Hampton Bays.
Community Housing Innovations, Inc.
119 Jackson St.
Hempstead, New York
Phone: 516.280.3243
Web: www.chigrants.org
Community Housing Innovations provides low-income families and individuals with housing and human services that enable them to achieve the greatest social and economic independence at the lowest cost to society.
Habitat for Humanity-SUNY Stony Brook
Web: www.habitat.org
Habitat builds simple houses with the help of the homeowner families, volunteer labor and donations. Houses are sold to families at no profit, zero interest loans.
Housing Help, Inc.
91 Broadway #6
Greenlawn, NY
Phone: 631.754.0373
Housing Help Inc. provides information on tenants’ rights; landlord/tenant mediation; First Time Home Buyer counseling; Default counseling Reverse Equity Mortgage counseling; and Budgeting.
The Long Island Council of Churches
1644 Denton Green
Hempstead, NY, 11550
Tel: 516.565.0290
Fax: 516.565.0291
Email: [email protected]
407 Osborne Avenue
Riverhead, NY, 11901
Tel: 631.727.2210
Email: [email protected]
450 N. Main Street
Freeport, NY 11520
Tel: 516.868.4989
Email: [email protected]
We are an advocate for affordable housing throughout Long Island, offer counseling and referral, and provide mortgage education through our predatory lending seminars in faith-based institutions.
Long Island Housing Partnership, Inc.
180 Oser Avenue Suite 800
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Phone: 631.435.4710
Web: www.lihp.org
The Housing Partnership provides housing opportunities on Long Island for those who otherwise would be unable to afford decent and safe homes.
Long Island Housing Services, Inc.
Phone: Nassau 516.292.0400
Phone: Suffolk 631.567.5111
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.lifairhousing.org
Our mission is the elimination of unlawful housing discrimination and the promotion of decent and affordable housing through advocacy and education.
North Fork Housing Alliance, Inc.
110 South St
Greenport, NY
Phone: 631.477.1070
The North Fork Housing Alliance, Inc. is a community-based, non-profit housing assistance agency that provides families with Section 8 Rental Assistance, administers a Family Self-Sufficiency Program, assists with Home Equity Conversion and Reverse Mortgage counseling, provides Home Owners’ Housing Rehabilitation, Housing Information & Counseling and holds First Time Home Buyers’ Workshops.
Shelter Island Housing Options Inc.
Web: www.shelter-island.org
The mission of Shelter Island Housing Options, Inc. is to help meet the need for affordable, appropriate and adequate housing for resident individuals and families who were born on Shelter Island or who have chosen to live and work here to raise their families and those who have chosen to live out their retirement years here.
Supportive Housing Network of New York
Web: www.shnny.org
The Supportive Housing Network of New York represents the statewide supportive housing community of over 150 non-profits that have developed and operate over 20,000 units of safe, affordable housing with on-site services. The Network provides advocacy, resources, technical assistance, promotion of best practices and public education services.
Wyandanch Homes & Property Development Corp.
Phone: 631.940.6521
Web: www.whpdc.com
Wyandanch Homes & Property Development Corp (WHPDC) is a not-for-profit providing affordable rental housing for the homeless, assisting families preparing for mortgage eligibility, and counsels families facing foreclosure.
Better Housing for Tompkins County
950 Danby Road, Suite 102
Ithaca, NY 14850
Fax: 607.273.1630
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: https://hcr.ny.gov/location/better-housing-tompkins-county
Through partnerships with other agencies, local government, and state and federal funding sources, Better Housing for Tompkins County has worked to develop and improve housing opportunities for low and moderate-income individuals, families, older people, and the disabled in rural Tompkins County since its inception in 1981.
City of Cortland Office of Community Development
Linda Armstrong, Thoma Development Consultants
34 Tompkins Street
Cortland, NY 13045
Fax: 607.753.6818
Web: www.cortland.org (click on community development),
www.thomadevelopment.com
The Community Development Office assists income-eligible, first-time homebuyers with incomes at or below 80% of median income for Cortland County (pursuant to HUD) who are eligible for between $8,000-13,500 for closing costs and “principle reduction.” Income eligibility is based on household size. Funds for certain rehabilitation costs after purchase are also available. Total funds provided as a “deferred payment loan” and forgiven at the end of the residency period. You may be considered the first-time buyer if you have not owned a home for at least 3 years, or if the previous homeowner with a spouse, but are now a single parent with a minor child. Homes for purchase assistance must be located in the City of Cortland.
Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services (INHS)
115 W. Clinton St.
Ithaca, NY 14850
Fax: 607.277.4536
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.ithacanhs.org
INHS is a non-profit organization improving Ithaca’s neighborhoods and creating affordable housing.
Opportunities for Chenango, Inc.
Karen Glasbergen
PO Box 470
Norwich, NY 13815
Ext. 115 Fax: 607.336.3089
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.ofcinc.org
Pre-purchase and post-purchase counseling. Various grant subsidies for low-to-moderate-income first-time buyers.
HomeFront, Inc.
Bryan Cacciotti, Executive Director
361 Delaware Avenue, Suite 308
Buffalo, NY 14202
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://780fillmore.org/homefront/
The HomeOwnership Center acquires, rehabilitates, and sells property as affordable housing. We also provide financial assistance to owner-occupants wishing to improve their homes. Other programs include pre-purchase counseling.