Down Payment Assistance Programs for Purchasing Property in the City of Madison
City of Madison American Dream Program
The City of Madison American Dream Program is a down payment and closing cost deferred loan program for first time home buyers purchasing property in the City of Madison.To be eligible the income of the homebuyer cannot exceed 80% of the area median income. The loan amount is 6% of the purchase price not exceeding $10,000.These funds can be used with the City of Madison Home Buy program and other downpayment programs.This program cannot be used with the WHEDA Home Plus program.
Contact Pam Rood
608-267-0740
www.cityofmadison.com/cdbg/addi
City of Madison Home-Buy
The City of Madison Home Buy program is a down payment and closing cost assistance deferred loan program for first time home buyers purchasing property in the City of Madison.To be eligible the income of the home buyer cannot exceed 80% of the area median income.The loan is $5,000 or $10,000 for households with an income below 50% of the area median income.These funds can be used with the City of Madison American Dream program and other downpayment programs.
Contact
Terri Goldbin
608-266-4223, ext. 302
www.cityofmadison.com/homeloans
City of Madison Homebuyer’s Assistance Loan
The Homebuyer’s Assistance Loan program provides funding to assist borrowers in the acquisition and rehabilitation of a property located in the City of Madison. Maximum loan for a single-family home is $40,000 and $10,000 per additional unit up to a maximum of $110,000 for an eight unit.
Contact Terri Goldbin
608-266-4223, ext. 302
www.cityofmadison.com/homeloans
City of Madison Southwest Downpayment Program
This program is a down payment and closing cost deferred loan program for first time home buyers purchasing property in a designated area on the southwest side of the City of Madison. The program offers loan assistance ranging from a minimum of $1,000 to a maximum amount of 10% of the purchase price not exceeding $10,000. These funds can be used with the City of Madison American Dream and Home Buy programs as well as other downpayment programs. This program cannot be used with the WHEDA Home Plus program.
Contact Pam Rood
608-267-0740
www.cityofmadison.com/cdbg
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Down Payment Plus
The Down Payment Plus program is a down payment and closing cost assistance program for low and moderate-income home buyers whose income does not exceed 80% of the area median income. This program is administered by the Wisconsin Partnership for Housing Development and is available throughout the state of Wisconsin.Lenders using this program must be a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of Chicago and a participant of this program.The forgivable loan is $4,000.These funds can be used with other down-payment programs.
Contact Lisa Kratz
608-258-5560 x27
http://www.wphd.org
Home Start
The Home Start program provides a low interest, deferred payment loan to be used for down payment and/or closing costs for residents of Dane, Sauk, Green, Columbia, Iowa, Rock, Dodge, or Jefferson County whose income is below 80% of the area median income.The loan amount is 3% of the purchase price not exceeding $3,000.These funds can be used with all downpayment programs.
Contact
Kristine Wiese
608-240-2800 ext. 303
www.rascw.org
Movin' Out, Inc.
Movin’ Out, Inc. offers 2 types of downpayment assistance for households with incomes less than 80% of the area median income who have a family member with a permanent disability.The AHP program provides up to $8,500 to be used for purchasing the property and rehab.The second program provides a deferred loan up to $36,000 through the City of Madison HOME funds.Both of these programs can be used with other downpayment programs.
Contact info@movin-out.org
608-251-4446 ext. 7
1-877-861-6746
www.movin-out.org
WHEDA Home Plus
The WHEDA Home Plus program provides a loan up to $10,000 to be used for down payment, closing cost assistance and future repairs to the property.The loan amount is 5% of the purchase price.This program cannot be used with the City of Madison American Dream program.
Contact Pat Multerer
800-334-6873
www.wheda.com
Also see:
Down Payment Assistance Programs for Purchasing Property in Dane County
Down Payment Assistance Side by Side Comparison (pdf)
Down Payment Assistance Examples
2008 HUD Area Median Income Limits