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Housing Program

Jamieson Community Center is excited to announce a housing project in partnership with Pattee Foundation. This program helps address the local housing shortage while offering lower-income households the opportunity to purchase a move-in-ready home.

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Three homes have been purchased in Monmouth and are currently in various stages of renovation. As homes are completed, they will be sold to first-time home buyers earning 80% or less of the Area Median Income.

How the Program Works

  • Homes are purchased and renovated through patnership with Pattee Foundation

  • Interested buyers must attend a required homebuyer workshop

  • Applications and full requirements are provided at the workshop

  • There is no cost to apply

  • Qualified buyers will purchase homes through a lender

Program Requirements

  • Be a first-time home buyer

  • Attend one required homebuyer workshop

  • Complete free individual credit counseling with Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Northern Illinois

  • Save a minimum of $1,000 toward a down payment

  • Be pre-approved for a mortgage through a bank

  • Income Eligibility (80% Area Median Income)
    Income must be at or below the following limits:

Household Size      Maximum Income

1 person               $54,700

2 persons             $62,500

3 persons             $70,300

4 persons             $78,100

5 persons             $84,350

6 persons             $90,600

7 persons             $96,850

8 persons            $103,100

Homebuyer Workshops (Required)
Anyone interested in purchasing a home through this program must attend a workshop on The Real Cost of Homeownership, presented by Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Northern Illinois.

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April Workshop Dates

  • To Be Announced

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Location: Jamieson Community Center, Community Room
1025 S. 2nd St., Monmouth

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Register for Workshop

Additional Information

  • If multiple applicants meet all requirements, names will be placed in a drawing

  • Applicants are responsible for purchasing the home through a lender

  • Home prices will vary, with the goal of keeping monthly house payments around $1,000

  • To avoid conflict of interest, JCC staff, board, and their immediate families are not eligible to apply

Contact

If you have questions about the housing project complete this form.

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