New Mexico Housing Program Attracts Few Participants in Initial Phase
What happened
The NewHome Rate Advantage program, overseen by Housing New Mexico, offers homebuyers a 1% permanent interest rate buydown on a mortgage for a newly constructed home. The agency began accepting loan reservation requests from participating lenders on July 27. According to Jeff Payne, the program had attracted 10 potential homebuyers across the state by mid-September.
Why it matters
The state-funded program is designed to help buyers lock in low interest rates, with officials estimating it could save a buyer of a $300,000 home nearly $190 a month on their mortgage payment. Housing New Mexico officials expect participation to increase as potential homebuyers become more familiar with the program.
Who's involved
- PayneChief lending officer at Housing New Mexico, supervising the program
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- New MexicoSpeculative
Homebuyers in New Mexico might benefit from lower mortgage costs through the interest rate buydown program.
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The entities involved
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New Mexico
state of the United States of America
- Payne