NEST Egg Homebuyers Assistance
NEST (Cincinnati Northside Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation)
Silent second · Forgiven over 10 yrs · Income limits
Down payment assistance
75 programs a Newtown buyer could use — grants, forgivable loans, and tax credits. Free to explore, no SSN, no credit pull.
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Open to first-time buyers
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NEST (Cincinnati Northside Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation)
Silent second · Forgiven over 10 yrs · Income limits
City of Cincinnati Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Cincinnati
Down-payment assistance · New construction · Income limits
Deferred second loan · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Working In Neighborhoods (WIN)
Down-payment assistance · New construction · Income limits
Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati (Housing & Community Investment)
Assistance grant · Forgiven over 5 yrs · Income limits
Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA)
Mortgage credit certificate · New construction · Income limits
Assistance grant · New construction · Income limits
Forgivable loan · Forgiven over 2 yrs · Income limits
Deferred second loan · New construction · 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 Newtown
There are no programs run by Newtown itself. A Newtown buyer uses Hamilton 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 Cincinnati, about 8 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 Hamilton County at $109,900 for a four-person household. 15 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 Ohio →
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