Massachusetts $2,500 Closing Credit for Veterans and Service Members

MassHousing offers $2,500 Closing Credit for Veterans and Service Members to home buyers in Massachusetts: up to $2,500, as a grant.

Amount
As much as $2,500
Type of help
Grant
Limited to first-time buyers
No

Grant.

As long as you follow the program's rules, you never repay grant money.

Who meets the requirements for the $2,500 Closing Credit for Veterans and Service Members in Massachusetts?

  • Gold Star Families, veterans, active-duty military, Reserves and Members of the National Guard are the only eligible groups.
  • Being a first-time buyer isn't required.

Your county and household size set most of the limits. Use our HUD income limits tool to see the median income for your area and how your household compares.

Applying for the Massachusetts $2,500 Closing Credit for Veterans and Service Members

  1. Because MassHousing uses approved lenders to pay this help, your home loan and application go to one of them.
  2. The lender reviews your income, credit and the home under the program's rules, then sets the money aside for you.
  3. At closing, the help goes toward your closing costs and down payment.

To see every rule and whether applications are open, visit MassHousing's page for $2,500 Closing Credit for Veterans and Service Members, or use the agency's list of participating lenders to pick one.

Talk to a lender about the Massachusetts $2,500 Closing Credit for Veterans and Service Members

Tell us where you're buying and a lender that works with Massachusetts's programs can tell you whether Massachusetts $2,500 Closing Credit for Veterans and Service Members fits you, and what you could combine with it.

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