Finding the Right Home for a Growing Family
For Kyla and her husband, life in Enid, Oklahoma has grown fuller—and so has their need for space. When they bought their first home in 2020 it was the perfect […]
A Place of Her Own: Jolene’s Journey
For years, Jolene did what many single moms do—she stretched every dollar, worked hard to keep a roof over her kids’ heads and made sure her 16-year-old daughter Jill had […]
Zachary and Marie
Standing on the stage at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, diploma in hand, Zachary felt the weight of all he had worked for. After three years of rigorous study, long internship hours […]
“It would have been hard for me to buy a home.”
Aileen was a longtime renter and found herself believing it was time to make a move and invest in a home for her family. As a mother of three, she […]
Tommy Branch
Tommy Branch, a former resident of Austin, Texas, recently accessed the REI Down Payment Assistance program to help him move into a new house in Owen Park, a neighborhood in […]
Dean and Brendyn Oldham
After experiencing life as renters, Dean and Brendyn Oldham knew they were ready for their own home. Newly married and with a baby on the way, they wanted to find […]
Howard and Faye Abernathy
Family means something to retired Oklahoma educators Howard and Faye Abernathy. That’s why, several years back, they dropped everything and moved from Muskogee to Okay to care for Howard’s elderly […]
Prince and Shekira Barnes
For Prince and Shekira Barnes, their home buying adventure began by going to get a paper every Sunday, and thumbing through it to find the home of their dreams. They […]
Kimberly and Ryan Hamilton
Kimberly and Ryan rented a house their whole life until recently. Saving for the down payment was what always held them back from buying a home. They learned about REI […]