First Time Homebuyer Programs in District of Columbia
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a) The Employer Assisted Housing Program (EAHP) - This program is especially created for government employees of the District of Columbia who are seeking to purchase homes for the first times. Under this program, the borrower may be eligible apply for matching down payment funds up to $1,500 and a deferred loan of up to $10,000.

b) Negotiated Employee Affordable Home Purchase Program (NEAHP) - This program provides down payment and closing cost assistance to certain government employees of the District of Columbia whose positions are covered by specific collective bargaining agreements. The amount of assistance that may be given under this program can range from $3,000 and $26,500, depending on the employee's years of service.

c) Home Purchase Rehabilitation Pilot Program - This program is specially designed to assist first-time homebuyers in the District to purchase homes that require limited repairs to address health, safety and building code violations.

d) The Home Purchase Assistance Program - This program is DHCD's leading program for first-time homebuyers. It is designed to provide interest-free loans and closing cost assistance to qualified applicants, thereby providing them with the opportunity to purchase houses, condominiums, or cooperative units.

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Department of Housing and Urban Development: Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Programs
The CoC Homeless Assistance programs is designed to reduce the incidence of homelessness in established CoC communities, thereby the need to assist homeless individuals and families during the process of quickly transitioning to self-sufficiency and permanent housing.

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California Housing Finance Agency
The California Housing Finance Agency, otherwise known as CalHFA, is an independent, self-supporting agency that was chartered to as the State's affordable housing bank to make low interest rate loans through the sale of tax-exempt bonds; with these bonds being repaid by revenues generated through mortgage loans, instead of taxpayer dollars.

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Department of Housing and Urban Development's Dollar Homes Program
The Dollar Homes Program revolves around the process of selling single family homes for a superbly reasonable price of $1 (plus closing cost) to low-to-moderate income families, granted that these houses have been acquired through foreclosure by the Federal Housing Administration, and have already been actively marketed for at least six months and still remained unsold after that certain period of time.

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Government Grants within the United States Housing Sector
The government has established quite a slew of agencies that are specifically designed to administer housing programs and assist the needs of homebuyers, renters, and property developers.

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