Oregon First Time Home Buyer Programs and Resources

If you are a potential first time home buyer in Oregon, we welcome you! It is our utmost desire to assist you in reaching the goal of buying your first home. We've gathered the most helpful, beneficial resources together on this page to make things as easy as possible for you.

You won't find a lot of ads, nor will you find a lot of fluff, just lots and lots of helpful first time home buyer information. If you haven't been there already, we suggest you visit our home page where you'll find a 16 step guide to buying your first home. Whether you realize it or not, you will accomplish each of the 16 steps listed, but you'll save time and avoid costly mistakes by simply using the information provided there. You can find our home page by clicking here: First Time Home Buyer.

We suggest you make those 16 steps your personal checklist for buying your first home. If so, be sure to bookmark the site so you can refer back to it often.

While you are working on those 16 steps, you'll also want to check what is available for first time home buyer financial programs in Oregon. The first place to start in that search is the Oregon Housing Finance Agency. They provide generous assistance to first time home buyers in the form of grants to help with the down payment as well as closing costs.

The Oregon Housing Finance Agency has a down payment assistance program  for eligible home buyers who meet specific moderate income limits to help with down payment and/or closing costs.  Check and see what is available and if you qualify....

To visit the website of the Oregon Housing Finance Agency simply click on the highlighted text. In certain situations they will provide loans for the down payment for first time home buyers. It is a great program for first time home buyers and is worth investigating. Simply go to their website above for complete information.

There are other homeownership programs available through the Oregon Housing Finance Agency You can visit the website by clicking here. You'll find information on income limits in order to qualify for the first time home buyer program, program descriptions, a list of approved lenders, and a host of other first time home buyer resources.

We will be adding more resources to this page as we discover them and/or they become available to first time home buyers in Oregon, so please do bookmark this site and check back often! In the meantime, please do look around and get the most of the information that is here.