United States

House raffles and sweepstakes have long been used as a way to help finance non-profit organisations in the United States. Most recently, people have sought to organise prize competitions instead as a way to give away their US property. This section features all posts related to US property raffles and competitions.

Win a Dream Home for £10

Dream Home Competition is your chance to win a home in the UK or US for just £10. There are currently 3 properties ...

Last minute charity raffle ticket wins couple a $550K dream home

US couple Jennifer Banzhoff and Joseph Dukestand bought a $100 ticket in this year's St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway

Seaside Beach Home Raffle ends in 4 days!

A $50 charity raffle ticket could land you a $1.5 million holiday home in Seaside, Florida. Support The Boys & Girls Clubs to win a beautiful beach house overlooking the crystal clear beaches of Seaside, where...

Win a Seaside home from The Truman Show

Remember Seaside, the Florida beach town? If you happened to see the movie The Truman Show in the late '90s with Jim Carrey, you might recall this picturesque American town....

Win a Seaside beach home in Florida

You could win a home for $50 in the Seaside Raffle in Florida, worth $1.5 million (£930,000). The Beach Home Raffle has been set up in support of The Boys & Girls Club, a non-profit organisation...

Northwest Indiana House Raffle winner given choice of 4 homes

Northwest Indiana House Raffle closed a few days ago, offering players a chance of winning 1 of 4 properties locally, and a 1 in 52 chance of winning a prize. With each entry costing $150 and a minimum of 3,900 tickets to be sold to...

Win dream Marin house in San Francisco

Every year, Community Action Marin run the very popular Marin Dream House Raffle, giving away luxury properties in San Francisco. This year, the top prize is a large $2 million home (or a $1.6 million...

Win a free mountain cabin with DIY Network

For the third year running, DIY Network are running their popular Blog Cabin show. This year's mountain home is situated in Marshall, N.C. and is valued at $500,000. Viewers are asked...

New home raffle in support of San Francisco charity

This year's SF Greater Bay Area Dream Home Raffle is giving away a $2 million house in Tiburon, San Francisco. In return for a $150 raffle ticket, it offers players a 1 in...

San Francisco Dream House Raffle results

The details of this year's San Francisco Dream House Raffle winners results were announced after being drawn on Saturday. Set up to benefit local charity Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, the raffle featured a...

Win a luxury Daffy's New York apartment

Daffy's, the New York discount clothing company, recently launched a video competition giving customers a chance of winning a stunning apartment in Manhattan. The winner of the competition will be...

Win free apartment rent via Twitter!

Apartment Guide are currently running a free raffle giving away $15,000 in apartment rent - enough to cover one year's rental for most people. In order to participate, players are asked to follow the website via...

US couple win a house in local radio contest

Wendy Chandler recently won a $250,000 home by entering a contest on her local radio station, as part of the Rock 95 and KOOL FM win a house competition. In this short interview in The Barrie Examiner, comping enthusiast Chandler and...

Connecticut house raffle laws under review

Just like in most other US states, Connecticut law currently does not permit homeowners to run house raffles. However, with the real estate market struggling to recover, the idea of changing home raffle law was...

US winner handed the keys to her brand new home

Last October, we wrote about single mum Jennifer Draa's life-changing win in the 2008 '

Grand Lake couple forced to halt house raffle

Jim and Becky Poe hoped to organise a raffle to give away their lakefront home in Grand Lake in the US state of Colorado. After selling between 3,500 to 4,000 tickets at $101 each, the couple planned to carry out the...

Mississippi doctor wins home raffle

After regularly donating to local charity United Way of Southeast Mississippi, 38-year old Hattiesburg doctor Charles Griffith decided to buy a $100 ticket for the organization's seventh annual "Home Sweet Home...

Charity helps US homeowner raffle property on her behalf

The idea of raffling your home as an alternative to selling it in the open market is attracting lots of attention from homeowners around the world. Depending on the local jurisdiction however, a pure house raffle may not be permissible unless it is...

Single US mum wins her dream family home - for free

Mother of one Jennifer Draa's lucky ticket was picked amongst 635,000 entries, winning her a brand new, fully automated house in Lincoln Crossing, build over two floors. Her new family home, which is expected to be worth at least...