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Homebuyer Assistance

Last Edited: June 26, 2024

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  • Financing Programs
  • Home Purchase Programs
  • Downpayment Assistance
  • Rehab and Repair Programs
  • Neighborhood Specific
Financing Programs

Saint Paul Homeowner Incentive Programs/Special Purpose Financing Programs

  • Citywide Deferred Emergency Loan (view the flyer)
  • Minnesota Housing Step Up Program
Home Purchase Programs

Home Purchase Programs

  • Minnesota Housing Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) Program
  • Minnesota Housing Start Up Program
  • Minnesota Housing Step Up Program
  • Project for Pride in Living (PPL) Housing Development
  • Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity Homeownership Program
Downpayment Assistance

Downpayment and Closing Cost Assistance Programs

  • City of Saint Paul Downpayment Assistance Program
  • Minnesota Housing Deferred Payment Loan
  • Minnesota Housing Monthly Payment Loan
  • Minnesota Housing Homeowner Entry Loan Program (HOME HELP)
  • NeighborWorks Home Partners
  • Rondo Community Land Trust
Rehab and Repair Programs

Renovation/Rehab/Emergency Repair Programs

  • Citywide Deferred Rehabilitation Loan
  • Citywide Deferred Emergency Loan
  • NeighborWorks Home Partners
  • Minnesota Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program & Emergency Loan Program
  • Minnesota Housing Fix Up Loan Program
  • Rondo Community Land Trust - Homebuyer Initiated Program (HIP) Rehab Grant
  • Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity - A Brush with Kindness
  • Rebuilding Together
  • Hearts & Hammers Twin Cities
Neighborhood Specific

Neighborhood Specific Rehab Programs

  • Dayton’s Bluff Neighborhood Housing Services Low Interest Loans (Dayton's Bluff)
  • Restore Saint Paul (Dayton's Bluff, Payne-Phalen and Thomas-Dale)
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