What is sweat equity?
At Habitat, sweat equity is a new homeowner investing in their home or one for another family. It’s not a form of payment, but an opportunity to work alongside volunteers to bring to life a family’s dream of owning a home.
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Habitat receives HUD sweat equity grant to help hundreds of families
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awards Habitat for Humanity $6 million “sweat equity” grant
¿Qué es la “ayuda mutua”?
Ayuda mutua es un término que se utiliza a menudo cuando se habla del proceso de creación o construcción. Se trata de hacer el trabajo (el trabajo duro) para dar vida a una idea.
What is housing equity?
What does it mean to have equity in housing, and why is it so important?
5 policy solutions to advance racial equity in housing
View our policy solutions to help remedy years of discriminatory housing policies and join us in helping to ensure all families have a stable, affordable place to call home.
Making a house a home
“It didn’t seem like something this good could happen to us,” says 17-year-old Kymberly of her family’s Habitat home in Cleveland, Tennessee. With the support of Whirlpool, families like hers are creating decent, affordable places to call home.
Qualifications for a Habitat homeowner
Find out more about the qualifications for Habitat homeownership.
Steps to homeownership
Every day, families partner with Habitat for Humanity to build homes and, as a result, better lives. Learn about the journey each family takes on the intensive path to homeownership.
North Carolina family helps Habitat revitalize their neighborhood
Barbara and Crystal Gotay talk about their experiences building their Habitat home and the community around them.
