Heading: Home Ownership
Subheadline: Affordable homeownership changes everything. Find out if Habitat is right for your family.
Heading: A Hand Up, Not a Handout
Habitat for Humanity Huron County partners with families to help them
achieve the dream of owning their own home. Our partner families don't
just receive a home — they help build it, contribute sweat equity, and
pay an affordable, interest-free mortgage.
Homeownership through Habitat gives families the foundation for a
better life — a stable home, lower housing costs, and the chance to
build long-term equity and independence.
Heading: How Habitat Homeownership Works
Partner with us:
Families apply and are selected based on their need, willingness to
partner, and ability to pay an affordable mortgage.
Build together:
Partner families contribute sweat equity hours — helping build their
own home or another Habitat home. It's a team effort.
Move in:
Families purchase their home with a Habitat mortgage — no down payment,
0% interest, and payments set at 30% of household income.
Build the future:
As families pay their mortgage, those dollars go back into the Build Fund,
helping us build the next home. It's a cycle of community investment.
Heading: Who Qualifies?
DESIGN NOTE: FAQ-style accordion or expandable sections work well here.
Keeps the page clean and lets people find what's relevant to them.
Habitat Huron County builds within the county boundaries — Exeter,
Wingham, Seaforth, Goderich, Clinton, Brussels, and Hensall. Families
must have lived in or worked in Huron County a minimum of two years
and be a Canadian Citizen or Landed Immigrant.
Families are selected by an independent committee based on three criteria:
NEED
Do you currently spend more than 30% of your income on rent? Is your
housing adequate for your needs — safe, secure, and well maintained?
ABILITY TO REPAY A MORTGAGE
Do you have a reliable income where you can pay house insurance,
property taxes, and something towards the mortgage principal?
WILLINGNESS TO PARTNER WITH HABITAT
Are you able to contribute 500 Partnership Hours?
calculated at 30% of income
NOTE: According to surveys of Habitat homeowners, families who
partner with Habitat are more physically active, more involved in
their community, and their kids are more likely to pursue
post-secondary education. Consider using this as a callout/stat
on the page.
Heading: Interested in Homeownership?
If you or someone you know might qualify, we'd love to hear from you.
Fill out our Expression of Interest form to start the conversation.
CTA: Submit an Expression of Interest
FORM: Expression of Interest form
Fields:
- Name
- Phone
- Current housing situation (brief text)
- Household size
- How did you hear about us?
- Any questions or comments
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DESIGN DECISION: Same as volunteer form — currently on its own page
on the existing site. Recommend embedding on this page or a clearly
linked sub-page.
Have questions about the homeownership process? Reach out to us directly:
Email: info@habitathuroncounty.ca
Phone: [Main office phone — from Rob]
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