One House at a Time makes it possible for local workers to own a home. The project buys a house and makes any necessary repairs and improvements before reselling the house with a down payment grant to qualified households. The project is currently paused until market conditions change.  In the meantime, we are supporting the Local Deeds program to help local workers own a home.

The One House at a Time project buys a house, makes any necessary repairs and energy efficiency improvements, and resells the house with a down payment grant to qualified households. This project is a one-at-a-time type of solution. It is not intended to be the only solution to Woodstock's housing needs, but to be one of many options for more affordable housing.

The approach makes home ownership more possible for local workers by reducing the mortgage amount and the likelihood of non-routine maintenance in the first few years. In exchange, homebuyers agree to put a Local Deeds restriction on their property to ensure a local worker always lives in the home.

Since 2019, One House at a Time has purchased, refurbished and sold two single family homesand a two-unit duplex. The project has created four homes for nine people to become part of the community. You can read more about the program here.

The project is currently paused until market conditions change.  In the meantime, we are supporting the Local Deeds program to help local workers own a home.