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Allegheny County Residential Finance Authority (ACRFA) / Allegheny County Economic Development
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 6 yrs · Income limits
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74 programs a Wilkinsburg buyer could use — grants, forgivable loans, and tax credits. Free to explore, no SSN, no credit pull.
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Allegheny County Residential Finance Authority (ACRFA) / Allegheny County Economic Development
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 6 yrs · Income limits
ACTION Housing, Inc.
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · New construction · Income limits
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh
First mortgage · New construction · Income limits
Deferred second loan · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
FHLBank Pittsburgh (Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh)
Assistance grant · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
Assistance grant · Income limits
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 10 yrs · Income limits
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
Mortgage credit certificate · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
First mortgage
Assistance grant · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant
Deferred second loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant
Assistance grant
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Shared-appreciation loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant
Assistance grant
Assistance grant · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
First mortgage · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
What’s local to Wilkinsburg
There are no programs run by Wilkinsburg itself. A Wilkinsburg buyer uses Allegheny County’s programs, plus the statewide and federal ones above — all of which are open to them.
The closest city that runs its own program is Pittsburgh, about 6 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits — worth checking if you’re still choosing where to buy.
HUD puts the 2026 area median income for Allegheny County at $110,400 for a four-person household. 15 of the programs listed here set an income limit as a percentage of that figure, which is why the same program admits a different income in a different county. Published limits for Pennsylvania →
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