City of Milwaukee Homebuyer Assistance Program (HBA) — City-Owned Foreclosure Rehab Forgivable Loan
City of Milwaukee — Neighborhood Improvement Development Corporation (NIDC)
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Down payment assistance
77 programs a Oak Creek buyer could use — grants, forgivable loans, and tax credits. Free to explore, no SSN, no credit pull.
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City of Milwaukee — Neighborhood Improvement Development Corporation (NIDC)
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Community Development Alliance (CDA) / Milwaukee County
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
City of Milwaukee Department of City Development / Neighborhood Improvement Development Corporation (NIDC)
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
City of West Allis Department of Development / Housing Department
Repayable second loan · Income limits
Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity
Down-payment assistance · New construction · Income limits
Ho-Chunk Nation Department of Housing — Home Ownership Division
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBank Chicago), delivered through participating member financial institutions
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA)
Deferred second loan · New construction · Income limits
Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA)
Mortgage credit certificate · Income limits
Movin' Out, Inc.
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Movin' Out, Inc.
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA)
First mortgage · New construction · Income limits
Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA)
First mortgage · New construction · Income limits
Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA)
Repayable second loan · New construction · Income limits
Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA)
First mortgage · New construction · 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 Oak Creek
There are no programs run by Oak Creek itself. A Oak Creek buyer uses Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee, about 11 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 Milwaukee County at $108,400 for a four-person household. 13 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 Wisconsin →
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