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ONE Mortgage

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Multiple assistance options Check official rules 2026-04-22
Agency Massachusetts Housing Partnership
Support type Multiple assistance options
Amount highlight ONE Mortgage remains a statewide low-down-payment first mortgage for first-time buyers. Current MHP materials say buyers can purchase with as little as 3% down on a condo, single-family, or two-family home, or 5% down on a three-family property. Any separate down payment help comes from outside programs or separate ONE+ family products rather than from the base ONE Mortgage itself.
Last verified 2026-04-22

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Keep the base mortgage separate and flag the asset-limit conflict

This page stays public because the official structure is still useful, but these details should not be flattened into fake certainty.

ONE Mortgage remains detail-safe as the statewide first mortgage. Public copy should keep outside down payment help and separate ONE+ products distinct from the base loan, and should not ignore the current $75,000 versus $100,000 household-asset conflict across official MHP sources.

Source note: Current program requirements, guidelines, and borrower disclosure use a $100,000 household-asset cap, while the live ONE Mortgage calculator still shows a $75,000 asset cap.

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Amount

ONE Mortgage remains a statewide low-down-payment first mortgage for first-time buyers. Current MHP materials say buyers can purchase with as little as 3% down on a condo, single-family, or two-family home, or 5% down on a three-family property. Any separate down payment help comes from outside programs or separate ONE+ family products rather than from the base ONE Mortgage itself.

Type

Multiple assistance options

Low-down-payment fixed-rate mortgage with optional assistance

Repayment

Current MHP materials describe ONE Mortgage as a 30-year fixed first mortgage with no PMI. Borrowers must continue to occupy the property as a primary residence and refinance out of ONE Mortgage if they stop living in the home. Any separate down payment help follows its own program rules.

First-time buyer

Required

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Who qualifies?

First-time homebuyers who have not owned a home in the last three years, Buyers who qualify through current first-time-buyer exceptions such as displaced homemaker or single-parent treatment under the live program guidelines, Buyers with household assets under the current live cap, with a current official conflict between the calculator's $75,000 figure and the program materials' $100,000 figure, Borrowers meeting ONE Mortgage credit and underwriting standards, including a 640 minimum score for a single-family or condo and 660 for a two- or three-family property, Massachusetts buyers using the property as a primary residence

What support do you get?

ONE Mortgage remains a statewide low-down-payment first mortgage for first-time buyers. Current MHP materials say buyers can purchase with as little as 3% down on a condo, single-family, or two-family home, or 5% down on a three-family property. Any separate down payment help comes from outside programs or separate ONE+ family products rather than from the base ONE Mortgage itself.

Do you repay it?

Current MHP materials describe ONE Mortgage as a 30-year fixed first mortgage with no PMI. Borrowers must continue to occupy the property as a primary residence and refinance out of ONE Mortgage if they stop living in the home. Any separate down payment help follows its own program rules.

How do you apply?

Take an approved pre-purchase homebuyer class, contact a participating lender to get pre-qualified for ONE Mortgage, and if needed combine the loan with local down payment help through the separate MHP resource network. Buyers purchasing a two- or three-family property must also complete multifamily-landlord education or approved one-on-one counseling, and post-purchase HomeSafe education is required within one year after closing.

Application timing

After MHP issues a ONE Mortgage reservation, the buyer has 60 days to find a home and complete a mortgage application with a participating lender. The lender then has 30 days to issue a commitment letter. If the buyer does not obtain and accept a commitment within 90 days of the reservation date, the reservation expires unless extended.

Official source evidence

Current MHP materials say ONE Mortgage serves first-time homebuyers across Massachusetts, allows as little as 3% down, offers a low fixed interest rate with no PMI, requires approved education, and keeps optional down payment help separate from the base first mortgage.

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2026-04-22

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ONE Mortgage

Amount: ONE Mortgage remains a statewide low-down-payment first mortgage for first-time buyers. Current MHP materials say buyers can purchase with as little as 3% down on a condo, single-family, or two-family home, or 5% down on a three-family property. Any separate down payment help comes from outside programs or separate ONE+ family products rather than from the base ONE Mortgage itself.

Repayment: Current MHP materials describe ONE Mortgage as a 30-year fixed first mortgage with no PMI. Borrowers must continue to occupy the property as a primary residence and refinance out of ONE Mortgage if they stop living in the home. Any separate down payment help follows its own program rules.

First-time buyer: Required

Timing: After MHP issues a ONE Mortgage reservation, the buyer has 60 days to find a home and complete a mortgage application with a participating lender. The lender then has 30 days to issue a commitment letter. If the buyer does not obtain and accept a commitment within 90 days of the reservation date, the reservation expires unless extended.

Risk checks preview

What gets flagged before you call a lender

  • ONE Mortgage requires a participating lender.
  • ONE Mortgage must be paired with a specific first mortgage.

Lender questions preview

Questions tied to this exact path

  • Is your team approved to originate ONE Mortgage for this household and loan setup?
  • Which first-mortgage product must be paired with ONE Mortgage, and what breaks eligibility?

Action checklist preview

What you would do next

  • Confirm the first-time buyer definition before you apply
  • Review the official Programs page for ONE Mortgage
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