Home Buyer Assistance

Why use a Housing Counselor?

• Free: HUD approved non-profit agency Housing Counselors do not charge for foreclosure counseling and offer home buyer counseling for little or no charge.
• Money: HUD approved non-profit agency Housing Counselors can help you access untapped funds for down payment or rehab assistance.
• Overview: HUD certified Housing Counselors can present the options available to you and help you decide what is best for your circumstances.
• Knowledge: HUD certified Housing Counselors have experience dealing with the lenders and know how to best present your case to the lender.
• Access: Lenders have special access numbers for HUD certified Housing Counselors.

Take Root Milwaukee has partnered with a number of trusted and reliable counseling entities that are available to help you understand the home buying process, down payment and homeownership counseling assistance, and how to stay in your home. 

Homebuying Counseling Partners

The Take Root Milwaukee Homebuyer Counseling Agencies listed here are all HUD-Approved counseling agencies. Additionally, as members of the Milwaukee Homeownership Consortium, each one will be working towards endorsing and adopting the National Industry Standards for Homeownership Education and Counseling (NIHEC).  To learn more about the National Industry Standards visit www.homeownershipstandards.com.

ACTS Housing

(414) 933-2215

1445 N 24th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53205
www.actshousing.org
Language: English,  Spanish, Hmong, Laotian

Aurora Family Services Center for Financial Wellness (Consumer Credit Counseling Services)

(414) 482-8801

4915 S. Howell Avenue, Suite 102
Milwaukee, WI 53207
www.creditcounselingwi.org
Language: English, Spanish

Career Youth Development (CYD)

(414) 264-6888 ext. 234

2601 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53212
www.careeryouthdevelopment.org
Language: English

GreenPath Debt Solutions

(877) 290-6974

4811 S 76th St Suite 410
Milwaukee, WI 53220
www.GreenPath.com or click here to set up an appointment
Language: GreenPath offers counseling or interpretation services via phone or in-person in over 170 languages.

Select Milwaukee

(414) 562-5070

2209 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Dr.
Milwaukee, WI 53212
www.selectmilwaukee.org
Language: English,  Spanish

United Community Center

(414) 384-4729 or (414) 384-3100

1028 S. 9th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53204
www.unitedcc.org
Language: English,  Spanish

Other Partners

Community First, Inc. is a community based non-profit organization primarily responsible for administering the City of Milwaukee Neighborhood Improvement Program (NIP), a housing rehabilitation loan program for low income homeowners that uses Federal Community Development Block Grant and HOME funds. Under NIP, owner occupants of houses in targeted neighborhoods have access to forgivable loans, averaging $25,000, to complete substantial home repairs. Qualified applicants are low and moderate income households – as defined by income limits determined by U.S. HUD - who have lived in their home a minimum of five years.  Contact 414-377-4481 or visit www.cfmke.org for more information.

Hmong/American Friendship Association (HAFA) provides counseling and education on home buying and renting, including loan application assistance and referral services.  They also provide credit repair counseling and landlord and tenant workshops. Contact: Nengmay Vang, Housing Counselor Specialist at 414- 344-6575 or visit their website for more information.

Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization that partners with low and moderate income families to build new, single family homes in the City of Milwaukee.  Once families complete an application process and are income-qualified, they work alongside volunteers to put 300 hours of “sweat equity” or volunteer labor into building their home.  Homes are sold to Partner Families with a twenty-five year, zero-percent interest mortgage.  Monthly mortgage payments range from $500 to $600 - less than most families pay in rent.  If you have ever dreamed of owning your own NEW home, learn how you may qualify for a Habitat home today.  For more information call 414-255-3565 or visit our www.milwaukeehabitat.org.

Rebuilding Together Greater Milwaukee (RTGM) is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is to preserve and revitalize homes and communities, assuring that very low-income elderly homeowners and disabled homeowners, as well as families with childrenm, live in warmth, safety and independence by providing free home repairs.  Contact us at 414-321-7531 (office) or 414-319-9828 (application line) or visit www.rtmilwaukee.org for more information.