Housing

Affordable Housing Resources in the Bridgeport Area

• Acorn Housing Corporation
  The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now established the ACORN Housing Corporation (AHC) in 1986 to build and preserve housing assets. Since its inception, AHC has assisted over 45,000 families to become first time homeowners, and has rehabilitated over 850 vacant and abandoned housing units. Virtually all of ACORN Housing’s work takes place in areas that have been seriously disinvested and forgotten.
• Bridgeport Housing Authority
  The Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport is the largest owner and operator of low-income public housing in the City. Currently, it owns and manages more than 3000 units. Most of these units are located in traditional multi-family mid and high rise structures but more than 250 public housing units are now in low rise scattered site developments located throughout the city. It has successfully managed its properties with innovative leasing and security measures while maintaining a staff of seasoned property managers and administrators.Additionally, the Authority administers the Section 8 Housing Assistance and Voucher Program through which it provides monthly rental assistance to 2500 lower income city families living in privately owned housing in Bridgeport. The Authority also provides a wide range of resident social support services with an emphasis on self-sufficiency and home ownership.
• Connecticut Department of Social Services – Housing Assistance
  Under the scope of the Department’s mission to serve families and individuals who need assistance in maintaining or achieving their full potential for self-direction, self- reliance and independent living, the Housing Services Unit of the Connecticut Department of Social Services oversees the following housing assistance programs:
  1. Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
  2. Rental Assistance Program
  3. Transitionary Rental Assistance Program
  4. Security Deposit Guarantee Program
• Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA)
  CHFA is a leader in housing finance in Connecticut. Over the past 34 years, CHFA has helped more than 100,000 families and individuals purchase their first home and has provided financing for the construction and/or rehabilitation of more than 27,000 units of affordable rental housing for families and the elderly.
• Habitat for Humanity of Greater Bridgeport
  Habitat for Humanity of Greater Bridgeport is part of an international Christian housing ministry working hard to make the American dream of a safe, decent home come true for all people.
• HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agencies in Connecticut
  HUD funds housing counseling agencies throughout the country that can give you advice on buying a home, renting, defaults, foreclosures, credit issues and reverse mortgages.
• Homeless Information in Connecticut
  If you are homeless and need help, or if you would like to help others, there are many agencies, funds and programs on this site to help you.
• Mutual Housing Association of Southwestern Connecticut, Inc. (MHASWCT)
  The mission of the Mutual Housing Association of Southwestern Connecticut, Inc. (MHASWCT) is to develop, finance, own, lease and manage safe, quality, permanently affordable housing for low and moderate income households throughout Fairfield County, Connecticut. MHASWCT seeks to create a continuum of housing opportunities for all sectors of the community and serve as an ongoing producer of affordable housing throughout the Southwestern Connecticut region to meet present and future housing needs.Beyond the development of housing, MHASWCT encourages the preservation and growth of healthy, stable and diverse neighborhoods through the empowerment and self-determination of residents by providing training and support, and community organizing that encourages neighborhood residents, business owners, government, and other stakeholders to live and work in partnership.
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in Connecticut
  HUD’s mission is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination. To fulfill this mission, HUD will embrace high standards of ethics, management and accountability and forge new partnerships–particularly with faith-based and community organizations–that leverage resources and improve HUD’s ability to be effective on the community level.
• HUD’s Subsidized Apartment Search for Connecticut
  Find subsidized apartments in Connecticut.
• Buying and Selling a Home
  Self-Help Materials from the Connecticut Judicial Branch Law Libraries.
• Connecticut Housing Law
  Self-Help Materials from the Connecticut Judicial Branch Law Libraries.
• Real Estate Transactions
  Research the closing prices of homes in Hartford, Tolland, New Haven and Middlesex counties in Connecticut. Enter one or more criteria below, then click search. The data covers the last two years