Purchase assistance funding available for first-time homebuyers

Posted 11/28/23

Funding will provide up to $100,000 to assist income eligible applicants with acquiring their first home...

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Purchase assistance funding available for first-time homebuyers

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WEST PALM BEACH — Palm Beach County’s Department of Housing and Economic Development (HED) announces the availability of State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Purchase Assistance Program funds.

Funding will provide up to $100,000 to assist income eligible applicants with acquiring their first home (including acquisition, acquisition/rehabilitation, new construction, down payment and closing costs) that will be used as their principal place of residence.

The online application portal will open on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023 at 8 a.m. and close on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. (or until 100 applications have been submitted. Once 100 applications have been received, the portal will close). Applications must be submitted online, and will be processed on a first submitted, first qualified, first served basis, subject to funding availability. Eligible applicants can apply by visiting the website at https://pbcgov.com/HED. NOTE: Additional program information and required documents needed are also located on the website.

MANDATORY: Before submitting an application, ALL applicants are required to register to attend one of the virtual mandatory orientations listed below (NOTE: Only 100 seats per orientation is available):

• Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023 at 2 p.m.
• Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023 at 7:30 a.m.
• Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 at 4 p.m.
• Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023 at 10 a.m.

The Mandatory Orientation Meeting WebEx link is: https://pbc-gov.webex.com/pbc-gov/j.php?MTID=m79a2a2617334215ab41e631b7f65c8d6 [pbc-gov.webex.com]

(OR) Dial 904-900-2303 or 844-621-3956 to join by phone
Meeting number (access code) 2316 519 8358

Meeting password: S2amUNzpB87

For additional information, please contact:
Mortgage and Housing Investments Division at 561-233-3600
Antoinette Prescott at 561-233-3606 or via email at HEDverify@pbcgov.org

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