Homebuyer Resources

Homebuyer Resource Center

Westmoreland Community Action's Homebuyer Resource Center offers the training, support and resources to help families achieve the "American Dream" of owning your own home. 

Graduates of this program who meet qualifying guidelines are eligible to purchase one of the homes constructed through the Neighborhood Revitalization program.  

The Homebuyer Resource Center, a HUD and PHFA approved housing counseling program, provides free housing counseling services to all Westmoreland County residents with housing needs or problems potentially resolvable through homebuyer education and/or pre-purchase counseling.
 
The Homebuyer Resource Center provides homeownership counseling and instruction to homebuyers participating in the following WCA collaborations:

• Westmoreland County Housing Authority (WCHA) Homeownership Program,
• New Kensington Homeownership Program
• Monessen Redevelopment Authority Homeownership Project and the USDA Rural Development 502 loan program.
• City of Jeannette South Sixth Street Project

The Homebuyer Resource Center offers three housing counseling services via classroom instruction:

• Homebuyer Class provides homebuyers with the knowledge, skills and guidance necessary to achieve and sustain homeownership. Graduates of this program are eligible to purchase a new home developed by the Neighborhood Revitalization Program, if they meet certain qualifying criteria.
• Credit Enhancement Workshop offers credit report analysis and the development of an action plan for credit restoration based on the wise use of credit, budgeting and underwriting guidelines. The Credit Enhancement Workshop consists of two three-hour sessions.
• Pre-closing Classes focus on foreclosure prevention and home maintenance.

For More Information

Contact Westmoreland Community Action for more information on the Homebuyer Resource Center. 

Program Funding

The Housing Programs are funded through the Department of Housing & Urban Development, the PA Department of Community & Economic Development, the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Westmoreland, and various corporate and private donations. 

We Provide Services to Residents of Westmoreland County

At Westmoreland Community Action, we provide services to residents in towns and townships throughout Westmoreland County, PA including: Adamsburg, Alverton, Arnold,
Bolivar, Claridge, Crabtree, Delmont, Derry, Donegal, East Vandergrift, Export, Greensburg, Harrison City, Herminie, Irwin, Jeannette, Kecksburg, Latrobe, Ligonier, 
Lower Burrell, Mammoth, Manor, Monessen, Mount Pleasant, Murrysville, New Alexandria, New Florence, New Kensington, New Stanton, North Belle Vernon, Norvelt, Scottdale,
Smithton, South Greensburg, Southwest Greensburg, Stahlstown, Trafford, Vandergrift, 
West Newton, Youngstown, and Youngwood.

Townships in Westmoreland County include:

Allegheny Township, Bell Township, Cook Township, Derry Township, Donegal Township,
East Huntingdon Township, Fairfield Township, Hempfield Township, Ligonier Township,
Lower Burrell Township, Loyalhanna Township, Mount Pleasant Township, Murrysville Township, North Huntingdon Township, Penn Township, Rostraver Township, Saint Clair Township, Salem Township, Sewickley Township, South Huntingdon Township, Upper Burrell Township, Unity Township, and Washington Township

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