Down Payment Assistance Program
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Down payment assistance
75 programs a Mountain Brook buyer could use — grants, forgivable loans, and tax credits. Free to explore, no SSN, no credit pull.
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Programs available
Open to first-time buyers
Forgivable
Largest award
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD)
Down-payment assistance · Income limits
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Birmingham
Down-payment assistance · Income limits
Jefferson County Department of Community Services
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Renaissance Community Loan Fund (RCLF)
Forgivable loan · Income limits
Alabama Housing Finance Authority (AHFA)
Mortgage credit certificate · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Hope Credit Union (Hope Enterprise Corporation)
First mortgage · Income limits
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Native American Programs (ONAP)
First mortgage · New construction · Income limits
USDA Rural Development - Alabama (Rural Housing Service)
First mortgage · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
USDA Rural Development, Alabama State Office
First mortgage · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
First mortgage
Assistance grant · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant
Deferred second loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant
Assistance grant
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Shared-appreciation loan · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant
Assistance grant
Assistance grant · Forgiven over 3 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
First mortgage · Income limits
Assistance grant · Income limits
What’s local to Mountain Brook
There are no programs run by Mountain Brook itself. A Mountain Brook buyer uses Jefferson County’s programs, plus the statewide and federal ones above — all of which are open to them.
The closest city that runs its own program is Birmingham, about 3 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits — worth checking if you’re still choosing where to buy.
HUD puts the 2026 area median income for Jefferson County at $104,100 for a four-person household. 16 of the programs listed here set an income limit as a percentage of that figure, which is why the same program admits a different income in a different county. Published limits for Alabama →
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