Archive of homeowner stories

Danielle Espinoza went through several years of instability as a young child, not knowing with whom or where she would live. She didn't want it to be like that for her kids, and set herself the goal of buying a home for her family. She reached that goal in July.

When war endangered life in their home country, Asha Abokor and her son moved from Somalia to the U.S. by way of Canada. After four years of uncertainty, Asha and her son have found security and stability in a home of their own.

Wendy Drew is a teacher who does her homework. When she realized that paying rent wasn't helping her future, she found out how to buy a house. That was two years ago. This year, she's tapping into her hard-earned equity as she continues to make her house her home.

This year Sarah Griffith has a new home for herself and her son, new financial savvy, and a very proud family. And as part of her "bigger picture," she is busy using her new-found knowledge to lend a hand to others.

Tracy Morris follows up to make the dream of homeownership a reality for herself, her children and for her 3-year-old adoptee from the Humane Society, Abby.

Lorna Barker is writing her own history. To date, it includes: the purchase of her very first home, getting her personal finances in order, and forging partnerships that will last a lifetime. And she's not done yet!

Framing the perfect moment! Maria Huerta frames her first mortgage payment receipt as proof of her dream come true.

Young Elizabeth helped her Spanish-speaking parents understand the home buying process. And now she knows that it's possible for her to buy a home when she's older, too!

Joe and his boys purchased the first NHSP—built home in the Isaac neighborhood. Their mortgage payment is substantially less than what they were paying in apartment rent!

Regina Dorsey, a single mother with two young sons, was beginning to believe that she would never own her own home. One of NHSP's Realtor Partners helped her make homeownership a reality.

The Gonzales family purchased an historic rehab from NHS Phoenix a decade ago through a lease-to-own program. "Customers for life," they are now working with us to remodel and expand.

Luz and her daughter needed a home near their family to call their own. NHS Phoenix built them one.

The Palmers purchased an NHS-built home with one of our flexible mortgage programs.

The Romero family worked through past credit problems in order to qualify for a mortgage.

Mr. Wallace purchased his home from NHS Phoenix two decades ago. His son, Ray, used an NHS Phoenix loan to purchase the home from his father this year.