Kansas Housing Assistance Program

Sedgwick and Shawnee Counties have co-sponsored the Kansas Housing Assistance Program, in order to help first-time homebuyers afford the upfront costs associated with a mortgage transaction.

Available Assistance
The Kansas Housing Assistance Program offers first-time homebuyers up to 4 percent cash assistance for down payments and closing costs, throughout the state. The program also offers a 30-year fixed rate high loan-to-value mortgages for FHA (loan-to-value 96.5 percent), VA (loan-to-value 100 percent), Rural Development (loan-to-value 100%), and Conventional (loan-to-value 97 percent).

Eligibility Requirements
In order to qualify for the Kansas Housing Assistance Program borrowers must have a credit score of at least 660; those with credit scores between 640 and 659 have the option of selecting 3 percent borrower assistance, as well. Applicants must be first-time homebuyers unless the property is in a Federally Designated Targeted Area*. Borrowers must also have an annual household income that falls under the program's set income limits (shown below).

1-2 Person Household Maximum Income:

• Kansas City MSA - $72,800
  (Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Johnson, Linn & Miami)
• Lawrence MSA - $74,700
  (Douglas)
• All Other Areas - $66,700

3+ Person Household Maximum Income:

• Kansas City MSA - $83,720
  (Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Johnson, Linn & Miami)
• Lawrence MSA - $85,905
  (Douglas)
• All Other Areas - $76,705

Property Guidelines
Property types eligible under the Kansas Housing Assistance Program include single-family detached homes, duplex (provided one unit owner occupied), condominiums, and townhomes. All homes must fall under the maximum purchase price limits (shown below), determined by location.

Maximum Purchase Price on New and Existing Homes (non-target area):

• Kansas City MSA - $265,609
  (Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Johnson, Linn & Miami)
• All Other Areas - $258,690

*More than 90 percent of the State falls in a non-target area.

Down payment assistance programs and/or grants were researched by the team at FHA.com. Please note that all programs listed on this website may involve a second mortgage with payments that are forgiven, deferred, or subsidized in some manner until resale of the mortgaged property.

FHA.com's compilation is not a complete list, but it can serve as a starting point in your search for the down payment assistance program or grant for your situation. It is up to the consumer to contact these entities and find out the specifics of each program.