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    NEVADA HOUSING DIVISION
"Serving Nevadans' Housing Needs for Over 25 Years"

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Drawing by Loren Ayala, 4th grade, Ferron Elementary School.  From the Nevada Housing Division's School Arts Competition, "Where I Live."

 

FIRST TIME HOMEBUYER PROGRAM 

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The Nevada Housing Division First Time Homebuyer Program offers to low- and moderate- income first time homebuyers fixed interest rate 30-year loans with additional
assistance available for down payment and closing costs.

 Qualification Guidelines 

  • A first-time homebuyer is someone who has not owned or co-owned their own residence within the past three years.  If purchasing in a Targeted Area there are no restrictions on former home ownership.
  • The purchase price of the residence you wish to buy may not exceed the Maximum Purchase Price Limits for the area in which it’s located.
  • Assets, including without limitation, may not exceed 50 percent of the purchase price of the residence being purchased, unless disabled or elderly and such assets are the primary source of income. There is a lower asset test for down-payment loans -- maximum $5,000.
  • Income must support the repayment of the loan pursuant to the underwriting criteria applied by FHA, VA, RHS, or Fannie Mae, as applicable.
  • Credit must meet the underwriting criteria applied by FHA, VA, RHS, or Fannie Mae, as applicable.
     
  • Successfully completes a HUD approved in-person 6 to 8 hour Homebuyer Counseling Course.

 

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On-Line Single Family Brochure

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