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FirstDown Plus is detail-safe, but public copy should use the 2025 factsheet as the live rule set and should spell out the FirstHome plus FirstDown-or-HomeNow pairing requirement. Do not recycle older $15,000 or forgivable versions into current public copy.
Source note: The mortgage-programs overview still shows an older pairing rule focused on FirstDown, while the newer 2025 factsheet and updated FAQ allow either FirstDown or HomeNow as the companion subordinate financing. Older 2024 materials also show a materially different amount and repayment structure than the current factsheet.
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Current Housing New Mexico materials describe FirstDown Plus as a fixed $10,000 third mortgage for down payment only.
0% amortizing third mortgage
The current factsheet describes 0% interest, 15-year amortization, no prepayment penalty, and payoff on sale, refinance, or title transfer.
Varies
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New Mexico buyers using a Housing New Mexico FirstHome first mortgage with either FirstDown or HomeNow subordinate financing, Households meeting current county-level income and purchase-price limits, Borrowers completing required Housing New Mexico homebuyer education or counseling before closing, HomeNow pairings that may also need the lower HomeNow and FirstHome limit set
Current public materials describe FirstDown Plus as a fixed $10,000 third mortgage that may be used only for down payment, not closing costs. The companion second mortgage must be either FirstDown, which can range from $1,000 up to 4% of the purchase price, or HomeNow, which is currently published as a fixed $7,000 lane.
Housing New Mexico currently describes FirstDown Plus as a 0% fully amortizing 15-year third mortgage with roughly $55.56 in monthly principal and no prepayment penalty. It is not a grant or forgivable loan, and the unpaid balance becomes due when the home is sold, refinanced, or the title is transferred.
Qualify for a Housing New Mexico FirstHome first mortgage, add either FirstDown or HomeNow as the companion subordinate financing, complete the required homebuyer education, confirm current county limits, and have the participating lender reserve and close FirstDown Plus as the third mortgage.
Housing New Mexico currently presents FirstDown Plus as a statewide third-mortgage down-payment layer that must be paired with a FirstHome first mortgage and either FirstDown or HomeNow subordinate financing. Current public materials publish a fixed $10,000 amount, 0% interest, 15-year amortization, county-level limits, required education, and a participating-lender path.
2026-04-22
Current FirstDown Plus factsheet revised 2025-10-22; FAQ updated 2025-08-18; current limits verified 2026-04-22
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Amount: Current Housing New Mexico materials describe FirstDown Plus as a fixed $10,000 third mortgage for down payment only.
Repayment: The current factsheet describes 0% interest, 15-year amortization, no prepayment penalty, and payoff on sale, refinance, or title transfer.
First-time buyer: Varies
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