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!

updates and announcements

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.

A new online resource for listing homes for sale in West Philadelphia

Penn Home Ownership Services is committed to promoting sustainability by encouraging homeowners and buyers to reduce their carbon footprint. As part of that effort, Penn Home Ownership Services presents a new use for the Enhanced Forgivable Loan – energy efficiency home retrofits.

featured testimonial

"I don’t think my wife and I would have been able to purchase a home without the help of Penn Home Ownership Services because we were first-time homeowners with no credit history.