Equal House Opportunity Lender

Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity encourages and supports an affirmative advertising and marketing program in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing and does not discriminate in the selection of applicants on the basis of race, color, national origin,...

Habitat’s Commitment to You

Habitat will have continued interest in your success as a homeowner. Buzzards Bay Area Habitat will work with partner families to aid them through good times, as well as, bad times. Habitat will help with financial planning to avoid payment delinquencies and will help...

Closing, Mortgage, and Deed Information

When you close on your Habitat home, you will sign a mortgage note and receive the keys to your new home. The loan will be at a low-interest rate amortized over a minimum of 20 years. You will receive a schedule of payments which will include monthly installments of...

Your Commitment to Habitat

As a Habitat Partner, you agree to work together with volunteers in the building of your home. You agree that you and your family, along with other volunteers that you may recruit, will contribute at least 300 hours of “sweat equity” working on the house construction...

How are the recipients of Habitat houses selected?

The Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity Family Selection Committee’s mission is to choose families with the greatest and most immediate need while fulfilling the requirements of severity of need, ability to pay, and willingness to partner. The Committee holds...

How do you qualify for a Habitat home?

Proof of US citizenship or permanent resident status Compelling need for adequate shelter – present home is overcrowded, has structural or other problems, or costs more than 30% of income Ability to pay – good credit and sufficient income (30% to 60% area median...

How do I receive an application?

We are not allowed to hold applications. When applications become available, we will send an email to our database of contacts and there will be information published in the local papers. Please fill out the information portion of the volunteer application, noting...