Home Ownership at WHA

400 N. Walnut Street
Wilmington, DE 19801

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Board of Commissioners
Bernadette Winston, Chair
Christopher Simon, Esquire, Vice Chairman
Donald Mell, III, Treasurer
Mary Ann Miller, Secretary
James DeShields
Michelle Griffiths
Geoff Langdon
Antoine Oakley
Thomas Shopa, CPA

Executive Director
Frederick S. Purnell, Sr.

Home Ownership

Overview

The Wilmington Housing Authority (WHA) is developing programs to provide a pathway to home ownership for low-income families. The WHA, in cooperation with housing counseling agencies, provides free home-ownership seminars, credit counseling and budgeting seminars to residents so they can achieve the goal of home ownership.

At this time, WHA offers the following home-ownership programs:

Section 8 Home-Ownership Program
This statewide initiative provides home-ownership opportunities to Section 8 voucher holders. Section 8 assistance payments are used to make mortgage payments on behalf of eligible participants who qualify for mortgage assistance.

HOPE VI Home-Ownership Program
The future HOPE VI offered 90 homes for sale, 35 of which were targeted to low-income families making at least $18,000 annually. The balance of the homes were offered at market rate prices.

Section 32 Home-Ownership Program

Please visit the Community Supportive Services unit at 1800 Broom Street, Suite 107, or call (302) 429-0954 to inquire about WHA’s home-ownership programs.

Links to Other Programs