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Avenue Community Development Corporation
https://avenuecdc.org/
(713) 864-9099
3517 Irvington Blvd #300, Houston, TX 77009
Avenue CDC offers HUD-certified housing counseling for homebuyers, builds affordable homes, and operates the Matched Funds for Credit and ITIN Closing Cost Assistance Own the HOU programs
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Tejano Center for Community Concerns
https://www.tejanocenter.org/
(713) 640-3743
6200 Gulf Freeway, Suite 200, Houston, TX 77023
Tejano Center’s Affordable Housing Program delivers a full range of Homebuyer Counseling and Education services aimed at increasing homeownership opportunities for Low to Moderate Income families. This includes one-on-one counseling sessions with homebuyers, HUD-certified homebuyer education classes in Spanish and English, and post-purchase counseling and foreclosure prevention for current homeowners.
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Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation
https://www.fifthwardcrc.org/
(713) 674-0175
4300 Lyons Ave #300, Houston, TX 77020
Fifth Ward CRC offers a HUD-approved homebuyer education course and a consultation with a HUD-certified housing counselor to help you navigate the home buying process. Fifth Ward CRC also helps Houstonians who already own a home to ensure long-term sustainability and affordability.
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Houston Habitat for Humanity
https://www.houstonhabitat.org/
(713) 671-9993 x287
3750 N. McCarty, Houston, TX 77029
Houston Habitat for Humanity partners with you to achieve your dream of becoming a homeowner. Habitat does not give away houses; instead, we guide you. Partnering with us requires hard work because becoming a homeowner is hard work.
Learn more about whether you can participate in Houston Habitat homeownership programs and take the eligibility quiz here.
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City of Houston Housing & Community Development Department
https://www.houstontx.gov/housing/
(832) 394-6200
2100 Travis Street, 9th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
The City of Houston Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) offers down payment assistance and affordable new home development programs.
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Harris County Housing & Community Development
https://hcd.harriscountytx.gov/
(832) 927-4955
1111 Fannin St., 9th Floor, Houston, TX 77002
Harris County HCD has a down payment assistance program and upcoming affordable home purchase opportunities available to income-qualified households living in unincorporated Harris County.
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The Earl Carl Institute for Legal & Social Policy, Inc.
https://www.tsulaw.edu/centers/ECI/Opal_Lee_Mitchell_Property_Preservation_forclosure_defense
(713) 313-1159
3100 Cleburne St, Houston, TX 77004
The Earl Carl Institute operates the Opal Lee Property Preservation Project (OM:PPP) to provide legal services to low income Texans who are facing potential loss of land or homes — including family and generational homes. The project can help with clouded or tangled titles, homes that were not passed down with proper estate planning, and other inheritance issues.
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Lone Star Legal Aid
https://www.lonestarlegal.org/get-help
(713) 652-0077
1415 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77002
Lone Star Legal Aid helps low-income residents with civil legal issues like foreclosure prevention, clouded or tangled titles, and legal issues related to disasters and home repair needs.
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Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation
https://www.tsahc.org/
(877) 508-4611
6701 Shirley Ave, Austin, TX 78752
TSAHC offers down payment assistance and other financial assistance programs to homebuyers across the state of Texas. To take a quiz and see if you are eligible for their programs, visit here.
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LISC Houston
https://www.lisc.org/houston/
(713) 334-5700
602 Sawyer Street, Suite 205, Houston, TX 77007
LISC Houston is the convener of all Own the HOU agencies with support from Wells Fargo. LISC Houston works on community development, economic development, housing, real estate lending, and policy issues across the Houston area.
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Houston Community Land Trust
https://www.houstonclt.org/
(713) 512-5575
By separating ownership of the home and the land, the Community Land Trust model makes homeownership more affordable to buyers. Visit What’s a CLT? to learn more about the CLT model, and How to Buy to assess your eligibility and apply.
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Connective
https://www.connectivetx.org/
Connective is a Houston-based nonprofit with the mission of transforming social services into a more connected, empathetic and accessible system. Connective assists Own the HOU with technology tools that support homeowners and homebuyers to succeed.
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