Down Payment Resource (DPR) today released its Q1 2025 Homeownership Program Index (HPI) report, which saw the number of entities offering homebuyer assistance programs increase by 55 year-over-year.

With mortgage rates still about 6% and housing prices near record highs, buying a first home might seem impossible for many, but a down payment assistance program for first-time buyers can be a game ...

The number of these programs, which come from a range of sources, is rising in the United States, but there are barriers to entry. By Heather Senison When Benjamin Sar’s friend suggested he save up to ...

The City of Aurora has launched a down payment assistance program designed to help more residents become homeowners, and ...

Aurora is looking to beef up its down payment assistance program after officials say it was nearly shut down because of the limited number of applications it was receiving. The revamped program would ...

The cost of housing in America is so high that many Americans despair of ever owning a home. There’s near-universal agreement among housing observers that the primary barrier to ownership, for most ...

CHICAGO (WBBM Newsradio) Cook County is expanding efforts to help more residents achieve homeownership with the launch of phase two of its Down Payment Assistance Program. The initiative officially ...

The Tulsa County program helps first-time homebuyers achieve their dreams with down payment assistance and forgivable loans.

FAIRFAX, Va., Dec. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Freedom Bank of Virginia announces the Freedom Bank Foundation's new initiative, the Freedom Down Payment Assistance (DPA) Program administered by its ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — The combination of high interest rates, limited inventory and an increase in home prices has made it difficult for people to afford homes in San Diego. Down payment assistance ...