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City of Sarasota Home / Living In Sarasota / OHCD Homepage / Homebuyer Programs / Down Payment Assistance

THE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY CLOSED WE WILL REOPEN JANUARY 5, 2009

Applying to the Program

  • Applicants interested in purchasing a home through the Down Payment Assistance program should first attend a free homeownership class through Consumer Credit Counseling Services.

  • Click here for a 2008 Homebuyer Class Schedule.

  • All applicants are required to take a homebuyer education course given by a HUD certified counseling agency. The course will give future homeowners the information they need to make a smart choice when purchasing their first home.

  • Applicants should then contact a mortgage lender to be pre-approved for a mortgage and the program. Applicants apply through a mortgage lender for down payment and closing cost assistance once a contract has been executed to purchase a home subject to funds availabilty.

  • The mortgage lender then forwards the application to the Office of Housing and Community Development.

    Please contact Jane Hindall at 951-3640 ext. 3766 for more information.



 
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