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Down payment assistance for first-generation homebuyers in North Carolina

1 program names first-generation homebuyers: 1 statewide.

Naming a group is one eligibility rule among several. Each program also sets an income limit, a price cap, an occupancy rule and a credit requirement. Being a first-generation homebuyer puts a program on this list; it does not decide whether you can use it.

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The 1 program, closest first

Open anywhere in North Carolina

Listed A–Z within each group, not ranked.

In a North Carolina city 0 programs

No North Carolina city program names first-generation homebuyers. 19 cities run a program of their own. Browse North Carolina cities →

Anywhere in North Carolina 1 program

Can sit alongside a city or county program where both allow it
First mortgage

Self-Help Credit Union Equity Boost Home Loan

First mortgage · Income limit 80% of area median income

Names: veterans, active-duty service members, reservists, surviving spouses, teachers, first responders, healthcare workers and first-generation homebuyers · No homebuyer class in the record

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What to know

What the 1 record say

From each program’s own record. The agency decides who can use it.

  1. 0 of 1

    ask for a homebuyer education class.

  2. 0 of 1

    are limited to first-time homebuyers, as each program defines it.

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    name an FHA, VA, USDA or conventional loan they can be paired with.

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63 HUD-approved counseling agencies in North Carolina

A HUD-approved counselor teaches homebuyer classes and can walk you through every rule a program sets.

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Questions, answered

Does being a first-generation homebuyer mean I can use these programs?

No. These programs name first-generation homebuyers in their eligibility rules, which is why they are grouped here, but every program also sets income limits, purchase price caps, credit and occupancy requirements. Membership in a group is one rule among several.

Is Hey Prescott a lender?

No. Hey Prescott is an educational directory of down payment assistance programs. We list programs and link to official sources; we do not make loans or give individualized lending advice.

Programs and counts: Hey Prescott program records, each verified with its administering agency (September 2026). Counselors: HUD housing counseling agency list. Hey Prescott is not a lender.