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FirstHome is detail-safe, but public copy should use the owned-and-occupied version of the first-time rule, keep the targeted-area exception explicit, and avoid over-stating 620 as an absolute rule for no-score borrowers because the factsheet still preserves alternative-credit language.
Source note: The current limits page and the 2025 policy disagree by $10 on the Santa Fe purchase-price cap. The overview page also uses a simpler first-time-buyer description than the policy and factsheet.
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FirstHome is Housing New Mexico's statewide 30-year fixed first-mortgage lane and can pair with separately published companion DPA products if eligible.
30-year fixed first mortgage with optional DPA pairing
Borrowers repay the first mortgage under standard fixed-rate terms, and FirstHome is also the current lane that carries Housing New Mexico's published recapture-tax rule.
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New Mexico first-time homebuyers who have not owned and occupied a principal residence in the last 3 years, Targeted-area buyers who may use the published first-time-buyer exception, Borrowers using a Housing New Mexico participating lender, Homebuyers completing required pre-purchase counseling before closing
FirstHome is Housing New Mexico's statewide 30-year fixed first-mortgage lane for first-time buyers. Eligible borrowers may pair the first mortgage with current Housing New Mexico down-payment products such as FirstDown or other published companion assistance when allowed.
Borrowers repay the FirstHome first mortgage under standard fixed-rate terms. FirstHome itself is also the only current Housing New Mexico first-mortgage lane that carries the published federal recapture-tax rule, while any paired DPA uses its own separate terms.
Work with a Housing New Mexico participating lender, complete required pre-purchase homebuyer counseling, confirm current county or targeted-area limits, and close the 30-year fixed FirstHome mortgage with any separately approved companion assistance if eligible.
Housing New Mexico currently presents FirstHome as a statewide 30-year fixed mortgage for first-time buyers, with participating-lender intake, required pre-purchase counseling, county-based income and purchase-price limits, and targeted-area exceptions to the first-time-buyer rule. Current public materials also show that FirstHome is the live New Mexico lane subject to recapture tax rules.
2026-04-22
Current FirstHome policy effective 2025-07-01; current FirstHome factsheet dated 2025-05-27; current limits page verified 2026-04-22
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Amount: FirstHome is Housing New Mexico's statewide 30-year fixed first-mortgage lane and can pair with separately published companion DPA products if eligible.
Repayment: Borrowers repay the first mortgage under standard fixed-rate terms, and FirstHome is also the current lane that carries Housing New Mexico's published recapture-tax rule.
First-time buyer: Varies
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