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Building a Better Future: Habitat Affiliates Gather to Explore Offsite, Sustainable Construction

Building a Better Future: Habitat Affiliates Gather to Explore Offsite, Sustainable Construction On May 20, 2025, Habitat for Humanity affiliates from across New York State came together in Syracuse for our “Raising the Future” Symposium, a full-day intensive educational event focused on offsite, sustainable, and climate-resilient building strategies. This event brought together affiliate leaders, construction

Habitat Celebrates Legislative Victory for Affordable Homeownership

PRESS RELEASE Albany, NY (April 29, 2025) – Habitat for Humanity of New York State (HFH-NYS) proudly celebrates the passage of landmark legislation (S1718B/A355C) aimed at significantly expanding affordable homeownership opportunities across New York State. The bill, sponsored by Senator Michelle Hinchey and Assemblymember Didi Barrett, is focused on fair tax assessments for low-income families

Advocating for Affordable Homeownership: Advocacy Day at the Capitol

Access to safe, stable, and affordable housing is a fundamental need – yet for too many New Yorkers, homeownership remains out of reach. With 1 in 5 households spending half or more of their income on housing and wages falling far short of what’s needed to afford a modest home, the housing crisis is deepening.

2023 Habitat NYS Advocacy Day

We’re sincerely grateful to all of the Habitat affiliates that joined us in Albany to advocate for fair property taxation and funding for affordable homeownership programs in NY. In total, our advocacy teams held meetings with over 35 legislative offices! Participating affiliates: Columbia County Habitat Greater Rochester Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity Buffalo Habitat

Changes to Mortgage Servicing Laws in NYS

New York State Department of Financial Services has issued an update regarding Regulations for Servicing Mortgage Loans (Part 419). Please review this explanatory letter before continuing. Here is a link to the rules that became effective Dec 18, 2019 with a grace period up to March 17, 2020. In short, the law requires that entities be registered with

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Cost of Home Campaign

In June, Habitat for Humanity will launch “Cost of Home”, a five-year, nationwide advocacy campaign designed to influence policies and systems to increase home affordability for 10 million people.  Habitat New York State has enrolled in the campaign as we see great value in the collective effort to raise public awareness of affordable housing issues