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Down Payment Assistance Program (DPA)

DUE TO LEGISLATIVE CUTS IN STATE BUDGETS THE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM HAS BEEN SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY

Citizens with opinions on these cutbacks are urged to contact your state legislators

(see attached)

 

  • Up to $20,000 is available in DPA funds for eligible applicants. The program provides second mortgage loans to purchase new and existing single-family homes, and condominiums.

  • The Down Payment Assistance Mortgage will be a Shared Appreciation Mortgage. The interest rate on the down payment assistance mortgage is 0% and no monthly payments are required. Repayment of the principal balance of the loan plus a portion of the net appreciation is required when the home is sold, the property is transferred, the home is no longer owner- occupied or 30 years has passed.

  • Homebuyers agree to reside in the home as their primary residence, or repay the loan in full.

  • A homebuyer's income must be at or below 80% of the area median income, adjusted to household size, as shown below:
Family Size
Income Limit
1
$33,400
2
$38,150
3
$42,950
4
$47,700
5
$51,500
6
$55,350
7
$59,150
8
$62,950
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  • Additional assistance is available to homebuyers who are purchasing a newly constructed home that has never been occupied from the builder or developer.

  • The purchase price for any home cannot exceed $150,000.

   
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