Help for Our Hometown Heroes to Buy their First Home

Help for Our Hometown Heroes to Buy their First Home

By:  DIANE LOTT, BROKER               PARADISE FOUND REALTY, INC.

Florida’s booming real estate market began to price out our hometown heroes from living in the communities in which they served. 

To address this critical issue, Gov R. DeSantis and our legislators passed a bill, named the “Florida Hometown Heroes Housing Program”, which became effective on June 1st. The launching of this program was to help Floridians in over 50 critical professions purchase their first home.

The Hometown Heroes Housing Program will be available to Floridians including law enforcement officers, firefighters, educators, healthcare professionals, childcare employees, and active military or veterans. Including this $100 million program, the Governor also announced his intent to support the total of nearly $363 million appropriated for affordable and workforce housing in the 2022-2023 budget, the highest total in 15 years. 

The program is administered by the Florida Housing and Finance Corporation (Florida Housing) and has the highest and most inclusive eligibility of all Florida Housing down payment assistance programs. The program is geared to expanding on Florida’s existing housing programs to reach critical workers and those who have served our country. 

“In Florida, we value the contributions of our police, firefighters, teachers, and nurses,” said Governor Ron DeSantis. “Our hometown heroes are the backbone of Florida communities and making sure that they can afford to be homeowners is a great way to give back to them and support the future of the American Dream.”

Florida Housing received $100 million from the state Legislature this year to establish and administer the Florida Hometown Heroes Housing Program. This program will aid essential community workers in 50 different eligible professions with down payment and closing cost assistance to help first-time, income-qualified home buyers purchase a primary residence in the communities they serve. Funds will be available to reserve starting June 1, which coincides with National Homeownership Month. This occasion celebrates the value that owning a home brings to families, communities, and neighborhoods across America.

To qualify for this program, homebuyers must connect with a participating loan officer, have a minimum credit score of 640, provide certification for one of the eligible occupations, and meet the income threshold for their county. Eligible borrowers will receive up to 5% of the first mortgage loan amount (up to a maximum of $25,000) in down payment and closing cost assistance in the form of a 0%, non-amortizing, 30-year deferred second mortgage.

If you are interested in exploring this program further, please go to:  https://www.floridahousing.org/programs/homebuyer-overview-page/hometown-heroes

Be Well!

Diane

Diane Lott, Broker

Owner: Paradise Found Realty

Paradise Found Realty, Inc. of Palm City  

Your Concierge Real Estate Company…we come to you.

Call to schedule a visit today:    954-294-5060

Email:  Diane@ParadiseFoundRealtyFl.com

Website:  www.ParadiseFoundRealtyFl.com

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