City of Richmond Employee Homebuyer Assistance
Down payment assistance for full-time City of Richmond employees buying a home within city limits.
- Run by
- City of Richmond, administered by HOME of VA
- Serves
- City of Richmond
- Last checked
Who it's for
- Full-time City of Richmond employees with 12 months of continuous permanent employment and a performance appraisal in good standing
- First-time buyers, or anyone who hasn't owned a home in the last three years
- Household income under $175,000, buying a home up to $550,000 (HOME's published limits)
- Homes within the City of Richmond
What you get
- Down payment assistance, plus HOME's homebuyer education and counseling
How to start
- Complete HOME's workshop and its short survey acknowledging the program requirements.
- Get your eligibility letter from City HR. It includes the application link.
- Submit the application, then take HOME's homebuyer education course and meet your counselor.
Good to know
- This is separate from HOME's general first-time buyer program, and it's only for city employees with an HR eligibility letter.
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Similar programs
- HOME of VA First-Time Homebuyer Program · Nonprofit, HUD-approved counseling agency
- SCDHC Down Payment Assistance and Homebuyer Counseling · Nonprofit, HUD-approved counseling agency
- Virginia DHCD HOMEownership Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance · State department
- Virginia Down Payment Assistance Pilot · State department
Sources
Program rules, amounts and funding change often, and funds can run out. Confirm everything with City of Richmond, administered by HOME of VA before you rely on it. Martin Kurylowski and Real Broker, LLC are not affiliated with this program and are not lenders or administrators of any assistance program. You're free to work with any agent and any lender.