Welcome to Penn Home Ownership Services

West Philadelphia, home to the Penn Campus, sits across from the Schuylkill River from Center City Philadelphia. The neighborhood is characterized by tree-lined residential neighborhoods with pre-war apartment buildings, brick row homes, ornate Victorian twins, and charming single-family homes. Penn Home Ownership Services, helps foster the University's commitment to neighborhood development by offering incentives and support to faculty and staff to purchase and renovate homes.

The Office of Penn Home Ownership Services offers eligible employees the opportunity to apply for financing for home purchase or for home improvement. The department also offers resources for home buyers and educational workshops. If you are interested in living in the greater West Philadelphia neighborhood, Penn Home Ownership Services is a valuable resource!

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Penn joins with the Mark Group to offer energy saving solutions for home owners

Penn has joined with Mark Group, the region’s largest provider of home energy efficiency analysis and improvement, to offer a new program to the Penn Community, Greening Penn at Home.

Learn more about Home•Buy•Now's new benefits to homeowners; sign up to attend our May 21st seminar

Penn Home Ownership Services has joined with Philadelphia Home•Buy•Now to provide matching grants up to $4,000 to eligible Penn employees for the purchase of a home.

New Mortgage Fees

Effective February, 20, 2012, the City of Philadelphia has posted new mortgage recording fees.

featured testimonial

Valerie Garfield speaks to the Philadelphia Inquirer about how Penn's program made her dream of home ownership come true