City of Racine Employee Homebuyer Assistance Program
City of Racine Department of City Development (Division of Economic Development and Housing)
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 7 yrs · Income limits
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73 programs a Wind Lake buyer could use — grants, forgivable loans, and tax credits. Free to explore, no SSN, no credit pull.
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City of Racine Department of City Development (Division of Economic Development and Housing)
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 7 yrs · 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 Wind Lake
There are no programs run by Wind Lake itself. A Wind Lake buyer uses Racine 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 15 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 Racine County at $104,300 for a four-person household. 11 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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