In the Door: Buyers Get Free Down Payments on Homes...

Last summer, the McCarrolls were... saving money for a down payment on a house someday... "We would have waited... before we started looking to buy," says Ms. McCarroll, a 55-year-old assistant at a commercial lending firm. "But the down-payment opportunity let us get in now."

Source: The Wall Street Journal - Eastern edition (Dec 10, 2002)

No Cash.No Problem for Renters

"Many renters are hoping to become homeowners... but they are concerned about coming up with the down payment. New options should make that less of a concern."

Source: CBSMarketwatch.com (4/18/03)

Getting Free Money to Buy a Home

"There are a number of grant programs available to homebuyers in need of down-payment or closing-cost aid..."

Source: Chicago Tribune (12/21/03)

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"...ingenious program eliminates the down payment for would-be home owners who lack savings... Having a home means equity. It means wealth creation."

Source: Black Enterprise, Boston: Nov 2001

Housing Opportunity: Real-Life Solutions

"I really needed a house so I'd have enough room for my family, but I couldn't save up the down payment," says Demetria Kennedy, a hopital respiratory therapist in Savannah, Georgia. Kennedy received a grant... and bought her home."

Source: REALTOR Magazine (2/1/03)

Money for Down Payment There for Asking

"There are a number of alternatives available to homebuyers who lack necessary cash..."

Source: Washington Times (6/12/02)

Programs That Help With Down Payments

"Making a down payment... can be a big challenge for homebuyers... nonprofit organizations increasingly offer a vast number of down payment-assistance programs."

Source: Washington Times (10/18/02)

Offering a Gift and a Chance

"National programs that provide grants to cash-strapped buyers... have arrived when homeowners need them most."

Source: Boston Globe (8/12/01)

Programs Help Working Families Achieve Homeownership

"With the help of nonprofit groups... young couples... and others who lack the funds to make a down payment can become homeowners."

Source: Associated Press (6/18/03)

Down Payment Assistance: A New Approach.

"Down payment assistance or "gifting" programs target working families with steady employment, but the inability to save the required down payment."

Source: Community Banker . Washington: Nov. 2002

Down-Payment Assistance Creates More Eligible Buyers

  "...democratizing access to homeownership by expanding horizons for families."

Source: Professional Builder, Newton: Mar 2003