First Time Homebuyer Programs in Maine

by: TopGovernmentGrants Editorial Staff

One of the most essential needs of an individual and a family is the need for safe, quality, and comfortable housing opportunities. The State of Maine understands takes this need to heart, and as a result, has established the Maine State Housing Authority.

Maine State Housing Authority, more commonly referred to as MaineHousing, is an independent state agency that bridges public and private housing finance, combining them to benefit Maine’s low and moderate-income people.

The first time homebuyer programs of MaineHousing are all especially designed to contribute to the achievement of its primary agency mission which is to "assist Maine people to obtain and maintain decent, safe, affordable housing and services suitable to their unique housing needs."

Among all of the agency's programs, some of the most notable are the following:

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Additional Resources

category - Home Buying Programs

Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Homeownership Program
The Connecticut Housing Finance Agency has been administering the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Homeownership Program wherein they intend to offer home loans at reasonable, below-market rates to Section 8 tenants who wish to purchase a home of their own.

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Downpayment Assistance Program for First Time Homebuyers in Connecticut
The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority has been running the Downpayment Assistance Program in order to financially assist first time home buyers in the process of covering the downpayment and closing costs of purchasing a home.

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Government Grants for Housing Assistance
Do you have a bad credit record but want to get a house? the government just might help. Read this!...

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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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