NC 1st Home Advantage Down Payment

The NC 1st Home Advantage Down Payment provides eligible first-time home buyers and military veterans with $15,000 in down payment assistance. Similar to the other down payment assistance options available with the NC Home Advantage Mortgage™, this down payment help is a 0%, deferred second mortgage, which is forgiven 20% per year at the end of years 11-15, with complete forgiveness at the end of year 15. These loans are funded through the sale of tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds.

Using this down payment assistance, you can offer your customers up to 100% financing on FHA, USDA, VA and conventional loans. If your borrower qualifies, the NC 1st Home Advantage Down Payment will appear as an option when you make the NC Home Advantage Mortgage™ reservation through our Online Lender Services (OLS) system.

Buyer Eligibility

To be eligible for the NC 1st Home Advantage Down Payment, your buyer must:

  • Be a first-time buyer (not have owned a home as their principal residence in the past three years) or a military veteran or be buying a home in a targeted census tract.
  • Meet income and sales price limits.
  • Purchase a home in North Carolina.
  • Be using an NC Home Advantage Mortgage™.
  • Have a credit score of 640 or higher.
  • Occupy the home as their principal residence within 60 days of closing.
  • Be a legal resident of the United States.

What Properties are Eligible?

  • Single-family homes.
  • Townhouses.
  • Condominiums.
  • New manufactured homes (660 credit score required).