Down Payment Assistance & Closing Costs Resources

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Homebuyers will need two types of funds to purchase their home⁠: down payment and closing costs.

A down payment is money a buyer must invest up-front toward the home they are financing with a mortgage loan. Buyers typically put down anywhere from 3% – 20% of their home purchase price, depending on the terms of their loan.

Closing costs are the amount of money needed to complete a home purchase. These costs can average between 2% – 8% of a home’s purchase price (in addition to down payment funds) and typically include title, recording, and inspection fees; property taxes, and other escrow funds.

The following down payment assistance and closing costs resources can assist homebuyers with with a flexible loan and/or down payment and closing costs.

PROGRAMDETAILS
Community Champions
(All areas)
Closing Costs for First Responders, Teachers, etc.
DC4ME
(Washington, DC)
Loan w/optional 3% down payment assistance 
DC Open Doors
(Washington, DC)
Employer Assisted Housing Program -EAHP
(Washington, DC)
Deferred, 0% interest loan and a matching funds grant
FHLBank Atlanta Community Partners ProductUp to $7,500 down payment and closing cost assistance, 5-year forgivable loan
FHLBank Atlanta First-Time Homebuyer ProductUp to $5,000 down payment and closing cost assistance, 5-year forgivable loan
FHLBank Atlanta Returning Veterans Purchase or Purchase / Rehabilitation ProductUp to $10,000 down payment and closing assistance, 5-year forgivable loan
FHLBank Atlanta Veterans Purchase or Purchase / Rehabilitation ProductUp to $7,500 down payment and closing assistance, 5-year forgivable loan
Freddie Mac HFA Advantage MortgagesLoan w/added flexibilities for Housing Finance Agencies (HFAs)
Gaithersburg Homebuyer Assistance Loan Program – GHALP
(Gaithersburg, MD)
Up to $25,000 for down payment and closing costs
Home Purchase Assistance (HPAP)
(Washington, DC)
Up to $80,000 in gap financing assistance and an additional $4,000 in closing cost assistance.
Home Stretch – Down Payment Assistance ProgramUp to $10,000 is available for down payment assistance 
Homes 4 Heroes
(All areas)
Closing Costs for First Responders, Military, Teachers, etc.
Maryland Mortgage Program 1st Time Advantage 3% LoanLoan for home purchase PLUS down payment and closing cost assistance deferred loan
Maryland Mortgage Program 1st Time Advantage 5000Loan for home purchase PLUS $5,000 down payment and closing cost assistance deferred loan
Maryland Mortgage Program Community Partners Incentive ProgramUp to $2,500 down payment and closing cost assistance, 0% interest deferred loan
Maryland Mortgage Program Flex 3% GrantLoan for home purchase PLUS down payment and closing cost assistance grant
Maryland Mortgage Program Flex 3% LoanLoan for home purchase PLUS down payment and closing cost assistance deferred loan
Maryland Mortgage Program Flex 4% GrantLoan for home purchase PLUS down payment and closing cost assistance grant
Maryland Mortgage Program Flex 5000Loan for home purchase PLUS $5,000 down payment and closing cost assistance deferred loan
Maryland Mortgage Program House Keys 4 Employees (HK4E)Up to $2,500 down payment and closing cost assistance, 0% interest deferred loan
Maryland Mortgage Program Smart Keys 4 EmployeesUp to $1,000 down payment and closing cost assistance, 0% interest deferred loan
Mortgage Purchase Program (MPP) 
Mortgage Purchase Program (MPP) House Keys 4 Employees (HK4E)
Mortgage Purchase Program (MPP) Option 2 of the MPPmortgage plus 3% for downpayment and/or closing costs
Mortgage Purchase Program (MPP) Revolving Closing Cost Assistance Program (RCCAP) “5 for 55% of the sales price up to $10,000 for downpayment and/or closing costs for Montgomery County employees
Negotiated Employee Assistance Home Purchase Program – NEAHP
(Washington, DC)
$3,000 to $26,500 grant for DC government employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement
Pathway To Purchase
(Prince George’s Co., MD)
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