Philadelphia Home.Buy.Now is an employer-assisted housing program funded by the City of Philadelphia’s Division of Housing & Community Development, and administered by the Community and Economic Development (CED) Department of the Urban Affairs Coalition (UAC).
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
THE 2024-2025 HOME-BUY-NOW RESOURCE PACKET
Philadelphia Home.Buy.Now is an employer-assisted housing program funded by the City of Philadelphia’s Division of Housing & Community Development, and administered by the Community and Economic Development (CED) Department of the Urban Affairs Coalition (UAC).
Philadelphia Home.Buy.Now is designed to:
Enable employers to better recruit and retain employees by helping these employees become homeowners
Give employers another tool with which to improve the communities surrounding their facilities
Establish neighborhood stability by encouraging more renters to become homeowners
Reduce barriers for employees to become homebuyers
Increase collected tax revenue from purchased homes
PROGRAM FEATURES
Philadelphia Home.Buy.Now provides participating employers a menu of housing-related benefits to offer their employees—the key feature of Philadelphia Home.Buy.Now is the financial assistance an employer provides to their employee, making them eligible for a dollar-for-dollar matching grant up to $4,000 to help cover down payment and closing costs. The program also offers onsite homebuyer workshops, discounted housing services, and linkages to other housing programs.
Philadelphia Home.Buy.Now is funded by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) and the City of Philadelphia’s Division of Housing & Community Development (DHCD). The Community & Economic Development (CED) Department of the Urban Affairs Coalition (UAC) administers the program.
PARTICIPATING EMPLOYERS
- Affordable Housing Center of Pennsylvania
- D&P USA
- Drexel University
- Econsult Solutions
- Episcopal Community Services
- Fleisher Art Memorial
- Hi-Touch
- Keller Williams Realty Center City (Atacan Group)
- L&S Home Care
- Mastery Charter Schools
- New Kensington CDC
- NewCourtland Elder Services
- Nochumson PC
- Re:Vision Architecture
- Saint Joseph’s University
- Shift Capital
- Special People in Northeast, Inc.
- Studio Incamminati
- Temple University
- Tommy D’s Home Improvement
- Trident Mortgage
- Univ. of Pennsylvania
- Veterans Multi-Service Center
- Weaver’s Way
INTERESTED APPLICANTS
Philadelphia Home.Buy.Now is available for all individuals employed by participating employers. Don’t hesitate to contact your Human Resources department at your employer for more information about your Philadelphia Home.Buy.Now home purchase benefit.
INTERESTED EMPLOYERS
If your organization would like to join the Philadelphia Home.Buy.Now network, please reach out to us at 215-851-1738.
