Print pageEach year during National Homeownership Month, we take stock of what’s helping and what’s holding back first-time homebuyers across the country. This year, a major barrier came through loud and clear: misinformation about down payments.
NeighborWorks America Reports $2.32 Billion in Total Investment and More Than 261,000 Households Helped in Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2025
For Immediate Release
June 30, 2025
Contact: Douglas Robinson
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NeighborWorks America Reports $2.32 Billion in Total Investment and More Than 261,000 Households Helped in Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2025
Before finding the Housing Stability Counseling Program (HSCP), Quanton Johnson faced uncertainty in his housing situation. He bounced between staying with family and friends, struggling to find a stable living arrangement. He knew he needed a plan to secure a permanent home but wasn’t sure where to start.
National Homeownership Month celebrates the importance of homeownership in the United States. NeighborWorks America, along with the NeighborWorks network, celebrates homeownership year round and centers housing counseling as a way to help people decide if homeownership is right for them and, if it is, to help them down that path.
Homes Price and Income Gaps Keep Many Eager Homebuyers Sidelined According to New Survey from NeighborWorks America
https://www.neighborworks.org/survey/homeownershipmonth2025For Immediate Release
June 13, 2025
Contact: Douglas Robinson
Homes Price and Income Gaps Keep Many Eager Homebuyers Sidelined According to New Survey from NeighborWorks America
Black Americans, Gen Z and Millennials Show Most Interest in Buying Over next 12 Months
It’s National Homeownership Month, a time to recognize the importance of homeownership. It may look a little different now, but for many, it is still the American Dream and a path to achieving generational wealth. Today, we share Dawson Bowcut's journey to homeownership, which is tied in with NeighborWorks America and its job of creating homes, building America.
NeighborWorks America Congressionally Funded Shared Equity Investments Help Double Permanent Affordable Housing Supply in Focused Markets
For Immediate Release
May 19, 2025
Contact: Douglas Robinson
NeighborWorks America Congressionally Funded Shared Equity Investments Help Double Permanent Affordable Housing Supply in Focused Markets
Eight Organizations Share $375,000 in Grants in Final Round
NHS of Baltimore opens a long-time project: A food hall that focuses on the community of West Baltimore, which previously has been a food desert. This is how NeighborWorks and the network create homes, build America, and build communities.
NeighborWorks America was charged with designing and running a program to help people avoid foreclosure and eviction. Known as the Housing Counseling Stability Program, the program provided stability to thousands of individuals and families in the wake of economic fallout from COVID-19.
NeighborWorks America Awards First Tranche of Flexible Impact Grants
For Immediate Release
April 23, 2025
Contact: Douglas Robinson
NeighborWorks America Awards First Tranche of Flexible Impact Grants: More Than $12 million in Grants to Nonprofits Driving Proven, Market-Based Solutions to the Nation’s Housing Supply and Affordability Crisis
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