First Time Home Buyer

 Programs in Kentucky

Complete First Time Home Buyer Programs Available in Kentucky.

The state agency created by the legislature in Kentucky to offer first time home buyer programs is the Kentucky Housing Corporation. Here is a summary of the current first time home buyer programs that are offered:

Regular Down payment Assistance Program (DAP)

Assistance up to $5,000.
Available to all KHC first mortgage loan recipients.
Repaid over 7 or 10 years at a low fixed interest rate (6.0%)

HOME-DAP

Assistance up to $4,500
No monthly repayment; forgiven over five years.
Existing homes only.
Borrowers must meet HOME-income guidelines.

HOME Special Program

Assistance up to $10,000
No monthly repayment; forgiven over five years.
Existing homes only.
Borrowers must meet HOME-income guidelines.
Purchase price may not exceed $200,000.
Eligible borrowers include:
Households that include a person with a permanent disability and who receives disability income (SSI, SSDI, Veterans Disability etc.).
Households where at least one of the home buyers is age 62 or older.

HOME Family Program

Assistance up to $10,000
No monthly repayment; forgiven over five years.
Existing homes only.
Borrowers must meet HOME-income guidelines.
Purchase price may not exceed $200,000.
Eligible borrowers include:
Single- and two-parent households that have at least one dependent child under the age of 18 living in the household and that are first-time home buyers (have not owned a home or had an ownership interest in a home in the last 3 years).

For complete details on these first time home buyer programs available to Kentucky residents, visit the Kentucky Housing Corporation website.

It is highly recommend that you also visit the First Time Home Buyer Grants page.

Best Lender For First Time Home Buyer Loans

Unfortunately, some lenders do not like to work with first time home buyers (due to not having a track record), and prefer instead to only provide mortgages to people who have previously owned a home. If you do not need help with the down payment and are not in need of any state program, but simply want to apply for a mortgage, we recommend  ING DIRECT Orange Mortgage They have great rates, an easy online application, and welcome first time home buyers. Additionally they have not been as severely hurt by the subprime mortgage crisis and are still approving the majority of applications.

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