Welcome Home: First State Home Loan (DSHA Welcome Home)

Welcome Home: First State Home Loan (DSHA Welcome Home) is een uitgestelde tweede lening voor huizenkopers in Statewide, Delaware. DSHA's Welcome Home is the first-time-homebuyer-only bundled mortgage product launched as part of DSHA's April 2026 Delaware Mortgage Program rebrand. It pairs a Smart Start 30-year fixed-rate first mortgage (funded by DSHA tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds, typically priced slightly below the Open Door rate) with the First State Home Loan, a 0%-interest deferred second mortgage equal to 3% of the first-mortgage loan amount used for down payment and closing-cost assistance. Welcome Home has tighter income limits than Open Door because it is reserved for first-time buyers, and it offers a slightly better first-mortgage rate plus access to richer DPA tiers (Keys4You 4%, Take5 5%, Diamond in the Rough 5%). The second mortgage requires no monthly payment and is fully deferred until refinance, sale, transfer of title, or loss of primary-residence status. Bundled DSHA product designed exclusively for FIRST-TIME homebuyers (Welcome Home umbrella). Competitive 30-year fixed-rate Smart Start first mortgage at a slightly better rate than Open Door, plus First State Home Loan: a 0%-interest, deferred-payment second mortgage equal to 3% of the first mortgage loan amount applied to down payment and/or closing costs. No monthly payment on the second. balance due only on refinance, sale, transfer of title, or when the home is no longer the primary residence. Welcome Home borrowers also have access to richer DPA tiers: Keys4You (4%), Take5 (5%), and Diamond in the Rough (5% with FHA 203(k) renovation). De financiering komt van State en Bond.

Welcome Home: First State Home Loan (DSHA Welcome Home) is uitgesteld, dus er hoeft niets betaald te worden tot het huis wordt verkocht of geherfinancierd, of de eerste hypotheek is afgelost. Terugbetaling wordt in gang gezet door Refinance, sale of home, transfer of title, or property no longer used as primary residence (whichever comes first). No monthly payments due during normal occupancy. De hulp wordt ingeschreven met rangorde 2nd Lien. De voorwaarden voor kwijtschelding en terugbetaling worden door het programma vastgesteld en kunnen veranderen: controleer ze op de officiële pagina van het programma voordat je aanvraagt.

Welcome Home: First State Home Loan (DSHA Welcome Home) staat open voor starters op de woningmarkt en huizenkopers die zelf in het huis gaan wonen als hoofdverblijf. "Starter" kent hier uitzonderingen: First-time-homebuyer (3-year non-ownership) requirement waived for: (1) qualified veterans (per Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008); (2) purchases located in IRC Section 143 federally designated targeted census tracts in Delaware. Over krediet zegt het programma: 620 minimum FICO. Borrowers with credit scores 659 or below MUST complete DSHA-approved housing counseling. Een cursus voor huizenkopers is verplicht, via DSHA-approved housing counseling agencies; required for borrowers with FICO 620-659 and recommended for all (HUD-approved counselors). Woonplaatsvereiste: Property must be located in Delaware (any county) and used as the borrower's principal residence within 60 days of closing. Staatsburgerschap of verblijfsstatus: U.S. citizen, permanent resident alien, or qualified non-citizen per the underlying loan product (FHA/VA/USDA/Conventional) requirements. Borrower must be a FIRST-TIME homebuyer (no ownership interest in a primary residence within the past 3 years). Must obtain a DSHA Smart Start first mortgage (30-year fixed) through a DSHA Preferred Lender. Annual household income must not exceed Welcome Home county/household-size limits (see income_limit_description). Property must be in Delaware and used as primary residence. Borrowers with FICO 620-659 must complete pre-purchase housing counseling. Federal IRS recapture tax may apply (mortgage revenue bond program). FTHB requirement waived for veterans (per Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act) and for purchases in IRC Section 143 federally targeted areas.

Welcome Home: First State Home Loan (DSHA Welcome Home) beperkt het huishoudinkomen tot $167,160. De grens geldt voor het totale huishoudinkomen, niet alleen voor dat van de lener. Cijfers over het mediaan inkomen in het gebied worden door HUD gepubliceerd en jaarlijks bijgewerkt, dus bekijk de actuele tabel voor de county voordat je op een bedrag vertrouwt.

Welcome Home: First State Home Loan (DSHA Welcome Home) stelt de koopprijs op maximaal $754,406. Toegestane woningtypen zijn onder meer Single-family detached, attached townhouse, condominium (on FHA/VA/Fannie/Freddie-approved project lists), planned unit development (PUD), and 1-2 unit owner-occupied properties (per first-mortgage product rules). Manufactured housing eligible per FHA/VA/USDA standards. Nieuwbouw is toegestaan. Prefab woningen zijn toegestaan.

Welcome Home: First State Home Loan (DSHA Welcome Home) is er voor huizenkopers die kopen in Statewide, Delaware. Het programma richt zich op specifieke gebieden: Federally designated targeted areas under IRC Section 143 receive higher income limits, higher purchase price limits, and waived first-time-homebuyer rules. Targeted census tracts: New Castle 0006.02, 0019.02, 0021.00, 0023.00, 0029.00, 0030.02; Kent 0425.00; Sussex 0505.03, 0507.11.

Aanvragen voor Welcome Home: First State Home Loan (DSHA Welcome Home) lopen via de instantie die het programma uitvoert, die de actuele voorwaarden en de stappen voor de aanvraag op de eigen site publiceert. Het geld wordt gereserveerd via Reserved by DSHA Preferred Lender via the DSHA Lender Online portal at the time of first-mortgage reservation/lock; subject to bond allocation availability. Hey Prescott is geen kredietverstrekker en neemt geen aanvragen aan; deze pagina beschrijft het programma zodat een huizenkoper ermee naar een kredietverstrekker of woonadviseur kan gaan.