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Baltimore City Employee Homeownership Program

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Forgivable second mortgage Forgivable if occupancy holds 2026-04-23
Agency Baltimore City Department of Housing & Community Development
Support type Forgivable second mortgage
Amount highlight The current Baltimore City incentives page lists a $5,000 citywide employee incentive and a $10,000 version for certain qualifying neighborhood purchases, but the 2026-01-15 B-HIP flyer only confirms $5,000 and the 2023 official enhancement release framed $10,000 as a temporary increase through September 2024. The city tracker still showed 36 employee incentives remaining as of 2026-04-20.
Last verified 2026-04-23

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Current amount wording conflicts across official city materials

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The benefit is live, but the current city page and current flyer do not fully agree on whether the $10,000 version is still active.

Source note: The current city incentives page lists $5,000 or $10,000, the 2026-01-15 B-HIP flyer only confirms $5,000, and the 2023 official enhancement release framed $10,000 as a temporary increase through September 2024. Older employee PDFs now return 404 and are not treated as current source-of-truth documents.

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Amount

The current Baltimore City incentives page lists a $5,000 citywide employee incentive and a $10,000 version for certain qualifying neighborhood purchases, but the 2026-01-15 B-HIP flyer only confirms $5,000 and the 2023 official enhancement release framed $10,000 as a temporary increase through September 2024. The city tracker still showed 36 employee incentives remaining as of 2026-04-20.

Type

Forgivable second mortgage

Repayment

Current Baltimore City materials describe the employee benefit as a five-year forgivable loan within the city incentive menu.

First-time buyer

Not required

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Who qualifies?

Baltimore City employees employed at least six months, Quasi-City agency employees employed at least six months

What support do you get?

The current Baltimore City incentives page lists a $5,000 citywide employee incentive and a $10,000 version for certain qualifying neighborhood purchases, but the 2026-01-15 B-HIP flyer only confirms $5,000 and the 2023 official enhancement release framed $10,000 as a temporary increase through September 2024. The city tracker still showed 36 employee incentives remaining as of 2026-04-20.

Do you repay it?

Current Baltimore City materials describe the employee benefit as a five-year forgivable loan within the city incentive menu.

How do you apply?

Complete city-approved homebuyer education within one year before making an offer, contribute at least $1,000 of your own funds, submit through the Baltimore Neighborly applicant portal, and leave at least 30 days between application submission and settlement.

Application timing

Current city guidance says settlement should be at least 30 days after application submission.

Official source evidence

The current Baltimore City incentives page still lists the employee path at $5,000 or $10,000 depending on purchase location, but the current 2026 flyer only confirms $5,000 and the 2023 enhancement release treated the $10,000 version as temporary through September 2024. The city tracker still showed 36 employee incentives remaining as of 2026-04-20.

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2026-04-23

Current city page checked 2026-04-23; B-HIP flyer dated 2026-01-15

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Baltimore City Employee Homeownership Program

Amount: The current Baltimore City incentives page lists a $5,000 citywide employee incentive and a $10,000 version for certain qualifying neighborhood purchases, but the 2026-01-15 B-HIP flyer only confirms $5,000 and the 2023 official enhancement release framed $10,000 as a temporary increase through September 2024. The city tracker still showed 36 employee incentives remaining as of 2026-04-20.

Repayment: Current Baltimore City materials describe the employee benefit as a five-year forgivable loan within the city incentive menu.

First-time buyer: Not required

Timing: Current city guidance says settlement should be at least 30 days after application submission.

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