City of Wilmington HOP 2gether Program
City of Wilmington Community Development & Housing Division
Deferred second loan · New construction · Income limits
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72 programs a Wrightsville Beach buyer could use — grants, forgivable loans, and tax credits. Free to explore, no SSN, no credit pull.
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City of Wilmington Community Development & Housing Division
Deferred second loan · New construction · Income limits
City of Wilmington Housing & Neighborhood Services Department, Community Development & Housing Division
Second mortgage · New construction · Income limits
Cape Fear Community Land Trust, Inc.
Down-payment assistance · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 10 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Forgiven over 15 yrs · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Deferred second loan · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 15 yrs · Income limits
Self-Help Credit Union
First mortgage · 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 Wrightsville Beach
There are no programs run by Wrightsville Beach itself. A Wrightsville Beach buyer uses New Hanover 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 Wilmington, about 9 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 New Hanover County at $109,200 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 North Carolina →
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