
Homebuyer Dream Program® (HDP®)
Find out if you qualify to apply for this first-time homebuyer grant of up to $9,500!
HOW?
For more information on how to apply, please contact one of our
Home Ownership Advisors TODAY
For contact information, scroll to the bottom of this page or click http://www.acrha.org/contact.html
Find out if you qualify to apply for this first-time homebuyer grant of up to $9,500!
HOW?
For more information on how to apply, please contact one of our
Home Ownership Advisors TODAY
For contact information, scroll to the bottom of this page or click http://www.acrha.org/contact.html
PREPARE FOR THE HOMEBUYER DREAM PROGRAM GRANT BY COMPLETING
YOUR HOME-BUYER EDUCATION class now
YOUR HOME-BUYER EDUCATION class now
All applicants must meet the following requirements to apply:
Applicant must be a first time homebuyer, per HUD’s definition
(See program guidelines link).
Complete a HUD-certified homebuyer education course and receive certificate.
Have minimum personal savings of $1,000.
Be ready to purchase and have a contract agreement for an eligible property type: 1-4 family home, Condominium, Cooperative, or
Manufactured home permanently affixed to a foundation
(2-4 Family Units must include 75% of projected rental income).
Household Annual Gross Income must be less than 80% of the
NYS Mortgage Revenue Bonds Median
Current maximum income eligibility as of march 2023 is as follows:
$84,800 if you are a 1 or 2 person household
$97,520 if you are a household of 3 or more people
The maximum income limits listed apply to home purchases in
Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady Counties
Note: The homebuyer(s) must agree to maintain ownership of and reside in the property as the primary residence for a period of five years from the closing date or repay a prorated amount of the HDP grant, or any other remedies authorized by the AHP Regulation. If the homebuyer(s) owns the home for the full five-year term, the grant is forgiven at the end of the retention period.
participating lenders In the Capital District include:
M&T Bank
Sunmark FCU
NBT Bank
broadview federal credit union (sefcu/CapCOM)
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SCOTIA
Saratoga National Bank & Trust Co.
gLENS FALLS NB & TRUST
For more information and a complete list of participating lenders, visit:
https://www.fhlbny.com/community/housing-programs/hdp/participating-members
Applicant must be a first time homebuyer, per HUD’s definition
(See program guidelines link).
Complete a HUD-certified homebuyer education course and receive certificate.
Have minimum personal savings of $1,000.
Be ready to purchase and have a contract agreement for an eligible property type: 1-4 family home, Condominium, Cooperative, or
Manufactured home permanently affixed to a foundation
(2-4 Family Units must include 75% of projected rental income).
Household Annual Gross Income must be less than 80% of the
NYS Mortgage Revenue Bonds Median
Current maximum income eligibility as of march 2023 is as follows:
$84,800 if you are a 1 or 2 person household
$97,520 if you are a household of 3 or more people
The maximum income limits listed apply to home purchases in
Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady Counties
Note: The homebuyer(s) must agree to maintain ownership of and reside in the property as the primary residence for a period of five years from the closing date or repay a prorated amount of the HDP grant, or any other remedies authorized by the AHP Regulation. If the homebuyer(s) owns the home for the full five-year term, the grant is forgiven at the end of the retention period.
participating lenders In the Capital District include:
M&T Bank
Sunmark FCU
NBT Bank
broadview federal credit union (sefcu/CapCOM)
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SCOTIA
Saratoga National Bank & Trust Co.
gLENS FALLS NB & TRUST
For more information and a complete list of participating lenders, visit:
https://www.fhlbny.com/community/housing-programs/hdp/participating-members
Interested In Applying for the Homebuyer Dream Program?
For more information on how to apply, please contact one of our Home Ownership Advisors