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 West Milwaukee 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 West Milwaukee
There are no programs run by West Milwaukee itself. A West Milwaukee 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 West Allis, about 2 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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