City of Mishawaka Homeownership Down Payment Assistance (HSS-1)
City of Mishawaka Planning and Community Development Department
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Down payment assistance
73 programs a New Carlisle buyer could use — grants, forgivable loans, and tax credits. Free to explore, no SSN, no credit pull.
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City of Mishawaka Planning and Community Development Department
Deferred second loan · Income limits
Habitat for Humanity of St. Joseph County
First mortgage · New construction · Income limits
Community Homebuyers Corporation (CHC), in partnership with the City of South Bend
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis (via member financial institutions)
Assistance grant · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis (FHLBank Indianapolis)
Forgivable loan · Income limits
Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis (FHLBank Indianapolis)
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority (IHCDA)
Mortgage credit certificate · New construction · Income limits
Deferred second loan · New construction · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 7 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · New construction · Income limits
Deferred second loan · 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 New Carlisle
There are no programs run by New Carlisle itself. A New Carlisle buyer uses St. Joseph 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 South Bend, about 13 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 St. Joseph County at $88,100 for a four-person household. 14 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 Indiana →
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