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Since 1994, Yale has committed more than $35 million to our Homebuyer Program to help 1,300+ employees purchase homes in New Haven. These homes have a total value of approximately $268 million. The program provides a one-time $5,000 bonus in the first year of the home purchase, followed by an annual $2,500 grant for up to 10 years, as long as the employee maintains both homeownership and their employment with Yale. This initiative is designed to help strengthen New Haven’s neighborhoods and support homeownership for Yale employees.
Good neighborhoods make good communities. Through initiatives like our Homebuyer Program and our local revitalization efforts, Yale is investing in New Haven’s neighborhoods and helping make our hometown an even better place to live, learn, and visit.
Staff and employees assisted in home purchases throughout New Haven.
First-year bonus employees receives as part of homebuyer program.
Total value of homes Yale has helped employees buy.
New Haven is a city of neighborhoods, each with distinctive identities, histories, and hopes for the future. Yale is proud to play a role in strengthening these communities through various revitalization efforts, including creating new pedestrian ways and bike paths.
Yale has provided funding for the restorations of the Farmington Canal, Science Park, and Scantlebury Park. The University also provided funding for the skate park at Scantlebury, which residents have praised for bringing young people together.
Everyone knows Annette Tracey. Over the last four decades, the ”Queen of Berkeley” has become one of the most recognizable faces on campus, serving thousands of students who stream through Berkeley College every year. But one of her lesser known monikers is among her proudest: “Homebuyer 700.” In 2005, Annette became the 700th Yale employee to buy a home in New Haven through Yale’s Homebuyer Program. “I love my neighborhood. It’s very diverse and my neighbors are like my family. Plus, it’s now more convenient for me to get to work,” she says.
