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HomeForward is detail-safe as the main statewide lane for repeat and first-time buyers, but public copy should keep DPA as a companion second-mortgage benefit and should use the July 2025 policies over older memos or simplified overview-page wording.
Source note: The overview page still says all homebuyers must receive counseling, while the current HomeForward policy limits that requirement to first-time buyers. The DPA factsheet also simplifies the term menu more than the DPA policy does, and Sandoval County income limits drift slightly between the policy PDF and the live limits page.
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HomeForward is Housing New Mexico's statewide 30-year fixed first-mortgage lane for first-time and repeat buyers, with separately published companion DPA available when eligible.
30-year fixed first mortgage with optional HomeForward DPA pairing
Borrowers repay the first mortgage under standard fixed-rate terms, while any companion HomeForward DPA second mortgage follows its own subordinate-loan rules.
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New Mexico homebuyers using a Housing New Mexico participating lender, First-time and repeat buyers who meet the current county-level income and purchase-price limits, Borrowers meeting the 620 baseline credit rule or current alternative-credit path allowed by Housing New Mexico, First-time buyers who must complete homebuyer counseling before closing
HomeForward is Housing New Mexico's statewide 30-year fixed mortgage lane for first-time and repeat buyers. Eligible borrowers may pair the first mortgage with HomeForward DPA, which current public materials describe separately as companion second-mortgage assistance rather than as a standalone primary lane.
Borrowers repay the HomeForward first mortgage under standard fixed-rate terms. When HomeForward DPA is added, the companion second mortgage uses its own separate subordinate-loan terms, which current public materials still describe with some term-menu drift between the policy and factsheet layers.
Work with a Housing New Mexico participating lender, confirm the current county limits, complete counseling if you are a first-time buyer, and close the 30-year fixed HomeForward mortgage with any separately approved HomeForward DPA companion assistance.
Housing New Mexico currently presents HomeForward as a statewide 30-year fixed mortgage lane for first-time and repeat buyers, with a 620 baseline score, county-level limits, participating-lender intake, and counseling required for first-time borrowers. Current public materials also keep HomeForward DPA as a separate companion second-mortgage benefit rather than a standalone primary lane.
2026-04-22
Current HomeForward and HomeForward DPA policies effective 2025-07-01; current first-mortgage factsheet dated 2025-05-27; limits verified 2026-04-22
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Amount: HomeForward is Housing New Mexico's statewide 30-year fixed first-mortgage lane for first-time and repeat buyers, with separately published companion DPA available when eligible.
Repayment: Borrowers repay the first mortgage under standard fixed-rate terms, while any companion HomeForward DPA second mortgage follows its own subordinate-loan rules.
First-time buyer: Not required
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