Want to live in Bedford on a budget? Why pay retail for a house in Scarsdale? Going from downtown to Yorktown isn’t easy when the prices and taxes in Westchester can make things plain unaffordable. What if I told you that Westchester County is now accepting applications for fair and affordable housing in its most desired neighborhoods. Listen up.
The County announced this March that one to five bedroom single family and condos are now available for sale in Bedford, Buchanan, Cortlandt, Harrison, Lewisboro, Mount Pleasant, North Castle, Pelham Manor, Pound Ridge, Somers and Yorktown. The best part is the prices range from $125,000 to $300,000!
You heard me. (or you read me if you want to get technical). Anyway Westchester County purchased the homes are selling them to qualified families as part of a settlement to fair housing lawsuits. You can get one!
To qualify you must have a household income at or less than 80% of the Area Median Income for Westchester County: $60,400 for a one-person household; $69,000 for a two-person household; $77,650 for a three-person household; $86,250 for a four-person household; $93,150 for a five -person household. Households must also have savings for a down payment and closing costs, satisfactory credit, and incomes sufficient to carry the monthly mortgage payments.
Apply at the county’s Homeseeker website at www.westchestergov.com/homeseeker, until April 24th. After this public lotteries will start. You don’t need the luck of the Irish to get a fab house in a great hood for dirt cheap. Just act now. If you need help…AskHollingsworth.
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