Hickory – Would you rather be buying a home for yourself and your family than paying rent? Would you like to create a foundation for building wealth for your family? If so, you may be interested in learning more about homeownership through Habitat for Humanity of Catawba Valley. Habitat is selling two homes in the Ridgeview neighborhood of Hickory. The homes are being built at the corner of 1st Street SE and 3rd Avenue SE in Hickory. Habitat will be holding a special application round for individuals interested in these homes. Individuals who are accepted into the Homeownership Program will be taking on an affordable mortgage loan to purchase a Habitat home. Habitat homes are built to be safe, sturdy, and energy efficient.
Habitat will be hosting public Applicant Information Meetings to share information about the Homeownership Program and the upcoming application round. This special application round will have different requirements to qualify than typical Habitat application rounds. Meetings will be held on the following schedule:
– Monday, June 9th at 9:30am at the Ridgeview Public Library in Hickory
– Monday, June 9th at 5:30pm at the Ridgeview Public Library in Hickory
Applications for Habitat’s Homeownership Program will be available at these meetings, but you are not required to attend a meeting to receive an application. If you would like to attend a meeting, please call Habitat at (828) 328-4663 x104 to reserve a seat. If you have questions about the special application round, please call (828) 328-4663 x104 or email april@habitatcatawbavalley.org.
Applications for the Habitat for Humanity Homeownership Program will also be available on the Habitat website, by email, by mail, or in person at the Habitat offices (102 3rd Ave NE, Hickory) between Monday, June 9th and Friday, June 20th. Applications must be returned to the Habitat offices by Friday, June 27th before 4pm or mailed and postmarked by June 27th. Please visit the Habitat website at www.habitatcatawbavalley.org for more information. Applications can be found on the Habitat website, requested by phone at (828) 328-4663 x104, or requested by email at april@habitatcatawbavalley.org.
Habitat for Humanity of Catawba Valley was founded in 1985, and is an ecumenical, Christian-based organization dedicated to the premise that everyone should have a safe and affordable place to live. Through engaging homebuyers as partners, Habitat seeks to build homes as well as strength, self-reliance, and stability. We know that strong, stable homes help build strong and stable communities. Habitat for Humanity is an Equal Opportunity Housing provider and considers applicants through a Homeowner Selection Committee, without discrimination of race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, handicap, familial status, national origin, age, because all or part of income is derived from any public assistance program, or to the fact that an applicant has in good faith exercised any right under the Consumer Credit Protection Act.
