New Mexico program
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FirstDown is detail-safe, but public copy should always say it must pair with FirstHome, should avoid locking a current rate, and should not over-state less-visible veteran exceptions that are weaker in current consumer-facing materials than the targeted-area exception.
Source note: The current policy still describes 10-, 15-, and 30-year structures, while the current-rates page only surfaces some live term options. The Santa Fe purchase-price cap also still drifts by $10 between the policy PDFs and the live limits page.
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FirstDown provides 4% of the purchase price as a fixed-rate second mortgage when paired with a FirstHome first mortgage.
Fixed-rate amortizing second mortgage
Housing New Mexico describes FirstDown as a fully amortizing second mortgage with monthly payments and no prepayment penalty, but current public materials still leave the live term menu partly in flux.
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New Mexico first-time homebuyers using a Housing New Mexico FirstHome mortgage, Targeted-area buyers who may use the published exception to the first-time rule, Borrowers completing required pre-purchase counseling through the FirstHome path, Households meeting current county-level and targeted-area income and purchase-price limits
FirstDown provides a fixed-rate second mortgage worth 4% of the purchase price when paired with a FirstHome first mortgage. Housing New Mexico also says combined MFA funds should stay within the published $35,000 cap when layered with other approved assistance.
Housing New Mexico describes FirstDown as a fully amortizing fixed-rate second mortgage with monthly principal-and-interest payments and no prepayment penalty. Current public materials do not support locking one universal term because the policy still describes 10-, 15-, and 30-year structures while the current-rates page only shows some live term options.
Qualify for a Housing New Mexico FirstHome mortgage, complete the required counseling, confirm current county or targeted-area limits, and have the participating lender structure FirstDown as the amortizing second mortgage at closing.
Housing New Mexico currently presents FirstDown as a statewide second-mortgage DPA lane that must be paired with FirstHome. Current public materials describe 4% assistance, fixed-rate monthly repayment, no prepayment penalty, required counseling through the FirstHome path, and county-level or targeted-area limits.
2026-04-22
Current FirstDown policy effective 2025-07-01; current FirstDown factsheet dated 2025-05-27; current rates and limits verified 2026-04-22
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Amount: FirstDown provides 4% of the purchase price as a fixed-rate second mortgage when paired with a FirstHome first mortgage.
Repayment: Housing New Mexico describes FirstDown as a fully amortizing second mortgage with monthly payments and no prepayment penalty, but current public materials still leave the live term menu partly in flux.
First-time buyer: Varies
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