Kristen S., a single mom and resident of Red Lodge, Montana, decided to build her home through the Helena Area Habitat for Humanity self-help housing program.  As part of a new initiative, Habitat for Humanity partnered with Red Lodge Area Community Foundation and Trust Montana to secure land trust property for this Single Family Housing project, which means these homes will remain affordable for current and future homeowners.

Ghislain and Savannah Beauplant have navigated a highly competitive Cape Cod Massachusetts real estate market for almost two years, armed with patience and perseverance. The family cites their success to having the right people, providing support and knowledge, to bring them to closing.

The people the family refers to is their USDA Single Family loan specialist Patty Whalen, with the USDA Rural Development Southern New England’s Area office in Wareham and their Realtor Karen Martin, Broker and Owner of Safe Harbor Realty in Westport, MA.

Even before the pandemic, Holt County, Nebraska was facing a rural healthcare emergency. Home to just more than 10,000 people, the large county of 2,413 square miles, needed increased medical resources.

Haylee and Hayden Nix were in the market to purchase their first home after renting a house from a relative. 

Haylee said, “We wanted a home to have our own space and build equity in a property that would benefit us in the future.”

Haylee and Hayden Nix were in the market to purchase their first home after renting a house from a relative. 

Haylee said, “We wanted a home to have our own space and build equity in a property that would benefit us in the future.”

Matthew Romig never really saw themselves as a homeowner, or if they did, the visions they had were of a small one- or two-bedroom house with little to no land.

“I still wake up sometimes wondering where I am, really it's weird. I mean, I've lived all kinds of places,” Matthew said.

A USDA Rural Development (RD) Single Family Housing Direct Home Loan often provides people in rough situations a way to recover and heal from life’s debilitating blows.

Last year, Adam Blondo was visiting with family about wanting to purchase a home, when they told him about the USDA Rural Development 502 Home Loan Program, and he applied. He and his wife Chambre wanted to establish roots in rural Nebraska. 

Once approved, he began his search, finding and signing a purchase agreement in February 2022 for his home in Peru, Nebraska. The family moved in in April.