KHC Home Buyer Tax Credit Down payment Assistance

KHC Home Buyer Tax Credit:

• Reduces the amount of federal income tax
you pay.
• Gives you more income to qualify for a
mortgage loan.
• Is effective for the life of the loan. As long as you
have a mortgage, you can claim the credit!
• A 25 percent tax credit of the mortgage interest
paid over a year (not to exceed $2,000).
• The remaining 75 percent of mortgage interest
can still be taken as a yearly deduction.
• Offers a reduction of the one-time fee* to $200
if you obtain your mortgage financing through
Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC).



Down payment Assistance

Programs (DAP):
• Regular DAP:
Up to $6,000 second mortgage; paid back over
a 10-year period at 5.50 percent interest.
• Affordable DAP:
Up to $4,500 second mortgage; paid back
over a 10-year period at 1 percent interest.
Affordable DAP household income limits apply.
*DAPs can pay the home buyer tax credit fee.





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Down Payment Assistance for Ky First Time Home Buyers

Kentucky Down payment assistance loans are available up to $6,000 for Mortgage

KHC is used for mostly applicants in Kentucky that don't have access to money for a down payment on their home. 

Down payment assistance loans are available up to $6,000, and are paid back over a period of ten years. They are typically offered to buyers with limited cash reserves and carry an interest rate of 1 to 5.5% based on applicants gross income.


These loans can make a critical difference to buyers for whom the down payment is an obstacle. Buyers whose 3.5% down payment is less than the $6000 limit may choose to use the remainder of a down payment loan to pay closing costs, further reducing the amount needed to bring to closing.

KHC recognizes that down payments, closing costs, and prep​aids are stumbling blocks for many potential home buyers. Here are several loan programs to help. Your KHC-approved lender can help you apply for the program that meets your need.

Regular DAP

• Purchase price up to $346,644 with Secondary Market.
• Assistance in the form of a loan up to $6,000 in $100 increments.
• Repayable over a ten-year term at 5.50 percent.
• Available to all KHC first-mortgage loan recipients.

Affordable DAP

• Purchase price up to $346,644​ with Secondary Market.
• Assistance up to $6,000.
• Repayable over a ten-year term at 1.00 percent.
• Borrowers must meet Affordable D​AP income limits.

​MORE ABOUT DOWN PAYMENT AND CLOSING COSTS

• No liquid asset review and no limit on borrower reserves.
• Specific credit underwriting standards may apply to down payment programs
• KHC ELIGIBILITY AND CREDIT STANDARDS OVERVIEW
• (Not intended to be an all-inclusive list.)
• Home Buyer Eligibility
• • KHC can help both first time and repeat home buyers statewide.
• • Must be a U.S. citizen or legal status to be in U.S.
• • Applicant’s income ONLY through Secondary Market.
• • Property must be the borrower’s principal residence.
• • Any Borrower that meets both the income and purchase price limit can have access to Down Payment Assistance.
• Kentucky Housing Credit Standards
• • 620 minimum credit score required for FHA, VA, & RHS.
• • 660 minimum credit score required for Conventional.
• • Debt ratios: 40/50%
• • Collections in most cases do not need to be paid-off in full.
• • Bankruptcies and foreclosures must be discharged two to seven years.
• • Non-taxable income can be grossed-up.
• Property Eligibility
• • Both new and existing property.
• • Both new & existing Manufactured Housing.
• • With RHS only new construction Manufactured housing is allowed.
• • Purchase price limit of $346,644 for Secondary Market or $311,997 for Tax Credit.
• • Full appraisal required on all KHC loans.
• • With Existing Property, VA is the only loan product that requires a termite inspection.
• • A termite soil treatment certificate is required on ALL new construction properties except on conventional loans.