HOME Rochester is an award-winning program that converts vacant single-family houses into fully renovated for-sale homes.
Throughout the City of Rochester, over 800 homes have been purchased by the Rochester Housing Development Fund Corporation and, after renovation, sold to eligible first-time homebuyers. HOME Rochester was established to treat the large number of foreclosures experienced in Rochester in the late 1990s. HOME Rochester houses are renovated prior to sale to eligible buyers. Lead-based paint hazards are removed. Kitchens and baths are renovated or replaced. Roofs, hot water heaters and furnaces are all inspected and repaired or replaced as needed. The goal to provide a home that is energy efficient, safe, affordable, attractive and livable. GRHP is a participating lender in the acquisition and construction financing pool that supports the program and provides day to day working capital financing for the program.
