Are you a first-time homebuyer in Virginia? This comprehensive guide is your essential resource, offering specialized assistance programs and valuable information exclusively tailored for residents of the Commonwealth. Explore a variety of programs, including down payment assistance and favorable mortgage options, designed to make homeownership more attainable. Start your exciting journey towards owning a home in Virginia today.
State-Wide Programs
Program | Assistance Offered | Who Should Apply | Assistance Type |
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DCHD: HOMEownership Down Payment & Closing Cost Assistance Program | Up to 10% (15% in some areas) of sales price used for down payment assistance and an additional $2500 for closing costs | First time homebuyers that can meet income requirements | Grant |
DCHD: Virginia Individual Development Accounts | Up to $4,000 in down payment assistance | First time homebuyers that can meet income requirements | Matches your savings 8:1 |
Virginia Housing: Down Payment Assistance Grant | Up to 2.5% of the home sales price that can be used for down payment assistance | First time homebuyers that can meet credit score requirements | Grant |
Virginia Housing: Mortgage Credit Certificates | Reduces up to 10% in mortgage interest that you pay into federal taxes for the life of your loan | First time homebuyers that can meet income requirements and buying properties under 2 acres | Tax credit |
Regional Programs
County/Region | Program | Assistance Offered | Who Should Apply | Assistance Type |
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Arlington | Moderate Income Purchase Assistance Program | Up to 25% of the home sale price that can be used for down payment assistance | First time homebuyers | Deferred loan with a 0% interest rate |
Chesterfield | HOME Financial Assistance Programs | Up to $14,000 in down payment and closing costs assistance | First time homebuyers that can meet income and credit score requirements and buying within Chesterfield county | Not specified |
Goochland | HOME Financial Assistance Programs | Up to $14,000 in down payment and closing costs assistance | First time homebuyers that can meet income and credit score requirements and buying within Goochland county | Not specified |
Hampton Roads Region | CCDI Affordable Housing | Downpay ment and closing cost assistance - amount not specified | First time homebuyers or homebuyers that are single parents, schoolteachers, retirees, counselors, police officers, active military and Naval Shipyard workers | HOME funds |
Hanover | HOME Financial Assistance Programs | Up to $14,000 in down payment and closing costs assistance | First time homebuyers that can meet income and credit score requirements and buying within Hanover county | Not specified |
Henrico | First Time Homebuyers' Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance | Downpay ment and closing cost assistance - amount not specified | First time homebuyers | HOME funds |
Henrico | HOME Financial Assistance Programs | Up to $14,000 in down payment and closing costs assistance | First time homebuyers that can meet income and credit score requirements and buying within Henrico county | Not specified |
Loudoun | Down Payment/Closing Cost Assistance Program | Up to $25,000 in down payment and closing costs assistance | First time homebuyers that can meet income requirements | Loan with a 5% interest rate |
Powhatan | HOME Financial Assistance Programs | Up to $14,000 in down payment and closing costs assistance | First time homebuyers that can meet income and credit score requirements and buying within Powhatan county | Not specified |
City Programs
City | Program | Assistance Offered | Who Should Apply | Assistance Type |
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Alexandria | Flexible Homeownership Assistance Program | Up to $50,000 in down payment and closing costs assistance | Resident first time homebuyers that can meet income requirements and buying within the city limits of Alexandria | Loan |
Bristol | Affordable Home-Ownership Program | Up to $10,000 in down payment and closing cost assistance | First time homebuyers that can meet income requirements | Second loan |
Chesapeake | Chesapeake HOME Program | Downpay ment and closing cost assistance - amount not specified | First time homebuyers that can meet income requirements | Deferred second loan with a 0% interest rate |
Colonial Heights | HOME Financial Assistance Programs | Up to $14,000 in down payment and closing costs assistance | First time homebuyers that can meet income and credit score requirements and buying within the city of Colonial Heights | Not specified |
Hopewell | HOME Financial Assistance Programs | Up to $14,000 in down payment and closing costs assistance | First time homebuyers that can meet income and credit score requirements and buying within the city of Hopewell | Not specified |
Newport | Homeownership Assistance Program | Down payment and closing cost assistance: up to $10,000 for a single family residence or up to $40,000 for new construction | First time homebuyers that can meet income requirements | Forgivable, deferred second loan with a 0% interest rate |
Norfolk | Homeward Norfolk | Up to $20,000 in down payment and closing costs assistance | First time homebuyers that can meet income requirements and buying within the areas of Ingleside, Monticello Village, and Oakdale Farms | Deferred second loan with a 0% interest rate |
Norfolk | HOME Investment Partnership Program | Up to $40,000 in down payment and closing costs assistance | First time homebuyers that can meet income and savings requirements | Deferred second loan with a 0% interest rate |
Portsmouth | First Time Homebuyer Program (HomeTown) | Up to $65,000 in down payment and closing costs assistance | First time homebuyers that can meet income requirements | Deferred second loan with a 0% interest rate |
Richmond | HOME Financial Assistance Programs | Up to $14,000 in down payment and closing costs assistance | First time homebuyers that can meet income and credit score requirements and buying within the city of Richmond | Not specified |
Richmond | HOME Financial Assistance Programs | Up to $14,000 in down payment and closing costs assistance | Any homebuyer that can meet income and credit score requirements and buying within the areas of Church Hill North, Church Hill Central, Blackwell, Carver/ Newtowne West, Swansboro, Bellmeade, Highland Park | Not specified |
Virginia Beach | Workforce Housing for Home Buyers | Up to 25% of the home sale price that can be used for down payment assistance | Any homebuyer that is currently employed by the city of Virginia Beach and can meet income requirements | Deferred second loan with a 0% interest rate |
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