More than 90% of the homeowners created by NeighborWorks ® network organizations for at least the last five years have been first-time homeowners, a statistic NeigborWorks America’s Business Intelligence team has been highligting. In fiscal year 2025, the share of first-time homebuyers who bought a home through the NeighborWorks network reached 94%. 

What’s more, this comes at a time when the national share of first-time homebuyers is much lower than usual, at 21%.

NeighborWorks® America's Sustainable Business Initiative helps community-based NeighborWorks organizations strengthen their foundations and grow revenue. In 2024, the SBI provide seed grants to seven network organizations with promising earned revenue strategies. Over the next few weeks, as part of Small Business Month, NeighborWorks will highlight some of those outcomes.