First Time Homebuyer Programs in Idaho
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Among all of its first time homebuyer programs, the most notable are the following:

a) HOME Down Payment Closing Cost (DPCC) Assistance - This program is a zero percent interest, deferred loan that is available for borrowers with total household income of less than 80% of area median income. The borrowers can procure assistance ranging from $1,000 to a maximum of 3.5% of the purchase price, not to exceed $8,000.

b) Good Credit Rewards Down Payment and Closing Costs Assistance Program - This first time homebuyer program is especially intended for first time homebuyers whose household income are less than 140% of area median income. The program must be used in conjunction with an IdaMortgage product and is payable for up to 30 years with a fixed-interest rate.

c) Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP1) Program - This program was created as a result of the funds received by the State of Idaho in the amount of $19.6 million from the 2008 Housing & Economic Recovery Act to distribute toward the acquisition and rehabilitation of foreclosed or abandoned property in targeted areas throughout the state.

First Time Homebuyer Programs in Idaho
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Additional Resources

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Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Homeownership Program
The Connecticut Housing Finance Agency has been administering the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Homeownership Program wherein they intend to offer home loans at reasonable, below-market rates to Section 8 tenants who wish to purchase a home of their own.

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California Housing Finance Agency
The California Housing Finance Agency, otherwise known as CalHFA, is an independent, self-supporting agency that was chartered to as the State's affordable housing bank to make low interest rate loans through the sale of tax-exempt bonds; with these bonds being repaid by revenues generated through mortgage loans, instead of taxpayer dollars.

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Homebuyer Mortgage Program for First Time Homebuyers in Connecticut
The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority has been administering the Homebuyer Mortgage Program for First Time Homebuyers. The program is capable of offering home loans and below-market interest rates to first time homebuyers who reside in Connecticut and who are planning to acquire a property that is located in Connecticut.

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Department of Housing and Urban Development's Dollar Homes Program
The Dollar Homes Program revolves around the process of selling single family homes for a superbly reasonable price of $1 (plus closing cost) to low-to-moderate income families, granted that these houses have been acquired through foreclosure by the Federal Housing Administration, and have already been actively marketed for at least six months and still remained unsold after that certain period of time.

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