| The Housing Network was formed in 1994 originally named the Warren County Housing Coalition. It officially changed its name in August of 1999 to expand our area of service. Its main focus is identify housing needs and gaps and finds ways to fill those gaps. We want to find ways to provide safe, decent affordable housing to the Shenandoah Valley area. The Network is a non-profit organization comprised of member organizations, individuals, business and financial institutions who are concern about housing issues and want to improve the current stock.
What programs we currently provide.... |
| Homeownership has been proven to create stronger families and benefit communities by fostering stability, integrity, and economic growth. Changes over the last decade in the availability of flexible lending products has created an opportunity for thousands of low-income families to own their own homes, begin to create family assets, and become stakeholders in the future of their communities. Homeownership programs are increasingly an essential component of an effective community-development strategy. For many modest-income families, navigating through the homeownership process can be complex, frustrating, and intimidating.
Many are unsure how to begin to buy a house, and often face barriers that prevent them from attaining this dream — lack of savings for down payment and closing costs, high consumer debt loads, or poor credit histories. Helping families address the many barriers that prevent them from owning their own home requires a system that supports them before, during, and after the home-buying process. This system includes pre- and post-purchase homebuyer education as well as flexible loan products that meet today’s buyers’ needs. Such a system creates long-term, successful homeowners and, as a result, successful communities. |
