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Who qualifies?
Wichita-area homebuyers with household income at or below 80 percent of the City of Wichita median income level, Buyers purchasing single-family homes in the Redevelopment Incentives Area, Neighborhood Revitalization Area, Established Central Area, or Local Investment Areas, Borrowers completing a HUD-certified homebuyer training course
What support do you get?
The assistance loan is the lesser of 20 percent of the home's purchase price plus $2,000 for closing costs, the amount needed to fit the city's affordability underwriting, or the amount required by the first mortgage lender. Loans may not be less than $1,000.
Do you repay it?
The City of Wichita says the assistance is a zero-interest deferred payment loan secured by a mortgage on the property. The same program design document says one-half of the loan amount is forgiven following the applicable HOME affordability period, with the remaining recapture structure controlled by the written agreement and HOME recapture rules.
How do you apply?
Work with a first mortgage lender that can document the city's underwriting ratios, complete HUD-certified homebuyer training, choose an eligible property inside the published Wichita target areas, and close the zero-interest deferred assistance loan together with the first mortgage.
Official source evidence
The official Wichita program PDF says the HOMEownership assistance is a zero-interest deferred payment loan, that the maximum assistance is the lesser of 20 percent of purchase price plus $2,000 for closing costs or the amount required by underwriting, and that applicants must stay at or below 80 percent of Wichita median income and complete HUD-certified homebuyer training.
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2026-04-19
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Wichita AHF HOMEownership Down Payment Assistance Program
Amount: The assistance loan is the lesser of 20 percent of the home's purchase price plus $2,000 for closing costs, the amount needed to fit the city's affordability underwriting, or the amount required by the first mortgage lender. Loans may not be less than $1,000.
Repayment: The City of Wichita says the assistance is a zero-interest deferred payment loan secured by a mortgage on the property. The same program design document says one-half of the loan amount is forgiven following the applicable HOME affordability period, with the remaining recapture structure controlled by the written agreement and HOME recapture rules.
First-time buyer: Not required
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- Which official rule should be confirmed first before using Wichita AHF HOMEownership Down Payment Assistance Program?
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- Review the official Program design and administration PDF for Wichita AHF HOMEownership Down Payment Assistance Program.
