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Steps to Get Started
Step 1: Complete the Intake Form and Attend an
Information Session
After you complete the Intake Form, you will receive an email for verification.
Then, register and attend a virtual or recorded Information Session.
Step 2: Sign Required Documents Electronically
We use DocuSign, which is easy to use for signing and submission.
You will receive instructions to upload proof of income and a budget.
Step 3: Meet with a Proud Ground Counselor
After your documents are received, you will receive an email notification to pay your $100 registration fee. Within three business days, we will confirm receipt of your payment by email along with a link to schedule your one-on-one appointment with a Proud Ground HUD-certified counselor. Your counselor will look over your eligibility and answer any questions.
Step 4: Ready to Buy?
When you have found a home you would like to purchase, email your counselor to request an application.
If you are a potential homebuyer and have questions regarding Proud Ground’s buying process, contact us at:
How Proud Ground’s Homeownership
Model Works
The Opening Doors model leverages investments from the private and public sectors to remove barriers to homeownership and launch permanently affordable properties.
Example: A $415,000 Single-Family Unit
$25,000 Opening Doors Investment
+ $75,000 Leveraged Public Investment (Subsidies)
$100,000 Down-Payment Assistance
Reduces the homeowner loan to $314,500.
(Homeowner escrow payment is $500.)
Families build assets and the property taxes remain permanently affordable.
Proud Ground’s community land trust model puts home ownership within reach for many working families compared to a traditional mortgage or continuing to rent. Plus, homeowners build equity, creating generational wealth.
See the Affordability Comparison illustration (below).
Each $25,000 raised creates a new dedicated affordable property
For many years KeyBank has been an avid champion of Proud Ground's proven model, and we are delighted to dramatically accelerate our support with this new grant [for the Opening Doors campaign]. Our mission is to help our communities thrive, and nowhere is that more important than in underserved populations who have historically lacked access to the opportunity to build wealth through homeownership.
Josh Lyons
Market President,
Oregon and SW
Washington
Keybank
