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Down payment assistance

Buying a home in Shelby, MI

1 county program and 9 statewide.

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What’s local to Shelby

No program run for Shelby alone is listed. A home in Shelby can use Macomb County’s programs below, plus the Michigan statewide and federal ones.

The closest city that runs its own program is Warren, about 13 miles away. City programs usually require the home to be inside that city’s limits.

Anywhere in Macomb

1 county program

1 more program is for homes in Warren. See them
  • Warren — City of Warren Direct Homebuyer Assistance Program (HOME)

Income limits in Macomb County

How programs here set their income limits

$104,800
County area median income, 4 people (HUD)

See the published limits for Macomb County

Free help nearby

7 HUD-approved counseling agencies within 15 miles

Shelby’s program asks for a homebuyer class first. Create a free account to see who’s near you and pick one.

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Across Michigan and nationwide

71 statewide & federal programs

Shelby questions

Does Shelby have its own down payment program?

No program run for Shelby alone is listed. A home in Shelby can use the 1 program that cover Macomb County and the 9 statewide programs. Each program’s own site has the current terms.

Can I use assistance on a condo in Shelby?

Shelby’s one local program does not list condos as eligible. Macomb County Habitat for Humanity Home Buyer Program lists single family. Each program’s page lists the kinds of homes it accepts, and the agency confirms it for the home you choose.

What is the income limit in Macomb County?

Each program sets its own. 12 of the programs here set theirs as a share of HUD’s area median income for Macomb County, adjusted for household size. HUD publishes the median each year; the 2026 figure is shown above and on the published limits page.

Where can I take a homebuyer class near Shelby?

HUD-approved housing counseling agencies teach homebuyer classes, and 7 agencies are within 15 miles of Shelby. Create a free account and take the 90-second match to see the ones near you.

ZIP codes

49455

Sources: agency sites (June–September 2026), HUD FY2026, HUD counseling list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.