Teneshia decided she was going to become a homeowner more than a decade ago. She never gave up, despite numerous setbacks, including getting laid off just weeks before she was scheduled to close on a Habitat home. In June, she will close on a brand-new,...
When the Florida Legislature convenes on May 23 for a special session, it is expected to address what has been appropriately called “a state of absolute crisis.” Homeowners insurance rates are poised to continue escalating above rates already 36% more per year than...
Knetha has always wanted to provide a safe home for her sons, 21-year-old Jamarieae who has cerebral palsy and 19-year-old Ricardo. That’s why she was overjoyed to partner with Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando & Osceola County to purchase a home, with custom...
Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings and Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando & Osceola County President & CEO Catherine Steck McManus held a groundbreaking ceremony on March 30 to celebrate their combined efforts to provide Central Floridians with affordable...
Mary sees folks buying homes every day in her work as the financial policy processor for a title company. But the 72-year-old didn’t think homeownership was within her own reach until she found Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando & Osceola County. Now, after a...
Naomi was so desperate to move her three children away from their unsafe neighborhood that she lost $5,000 trying to buy a house through a predatory real estate dealer. “She wouldn’t show me the houses I wanted to see,” she said, and was repeatedly redirected to the...
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