Habitat for Humanity accepting applications for 22 affordable new homes in Bend and Redmond

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity announced Monday that it has begun accepting applications for 22 new homes in Bend and Redmond.

The two communities, located in SW Redmond and SE Bend, include a mixture of 1, 2, 3, and 4 bedroom options featuring solar panels and designed with environmental sustainability at the forefront. Future homeowners will benefit from an affordable, stable mortgage and low utility bills.

Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity says it is one of the few housing developers in Central Oregon providing opportunities for affordable homeownership.

With their homeownership program, families and individuals complete volunteer hours, participate in monthly financial education, and attend homeownership preparedness classes.

When those requirements are fulfilled, prospective buyers purchase their home with a traditional 30-year mortgage. Each household’s monthly mortgage payment is affordably set at or less than 33% of monthly gross income.

Habitat leverages grants and fundraising to cover the difference between construction costs and what a working-class household can afford.

For these developments, qualified buyers must earn under 80% of the Area Median Income.

Each new Habitat home provides a deserving family with a brighter future — with the pride, safety, educational attainment, and wealth building opportunities that go along with homeownership.

Applications are available at Habitat’s Admin offices, Bend Restore, the new Redmond Donation Center, Latino Community Association, and online. The deadline for submission is 5 p.m. Friday, April 19.

For more information or to download an application, please visit https://bendredmondhabitat.org/habitat-homeownership/.

About Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity

Bend-Redmond Habitat builds strength, stability, and self-reliance through affordable homeownership for families and individuals in Bend and Redmond.  We are dedicated to changing lives by bringing people together to help make a difference in our communities through affordable housing.  Since 1989, Bend-Redmond Habitat has over 225 families with affordable homeownership and repaired 145 homes, providing more than 1100 children and adults with a safe, secure, and healthy home. 

For more information, visit bendredmondhabitat.org 541.385.5387.