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South Dakota Housing Development AuthoritySDFirst-Time Homeowner

Funding: Statewide low-interest mortgage and downpayment/closing cost assistance via SD Housings first-time and repeat buyer programs.OtherScope: Statewidestate

Updated: Dec 1, 2025

Summary

SD Housing’s First-Time Homebuyer guide walks new buyers through eligibility rules, income and purchase price limits, and next steps to access low-interest mortgages and down payment assistance in South Dakota.

Benefits

Down payment assistanceClosing cost assistanceAffordable mortgage

Who Can Apply

Individual

Eligible Locations

South Dakota; eligible through participating SD Housing lenders.

Full Description

This first-time homebuyer resource page explains who qualifies as a first-time buyer (no ownership in the past three years, with allowances for certain manufactured housing situations), outlines income limits, purchase price caps, and other program requirements, and encourages shoppers to connect with SD Housing participating lenders to start an application. It also links to tools like income and purchase price limit charts, current interest rates, tax credit information, and FAQs, helping South Dakota renters understand how to transition into homeownership using state-supported mortgage and down payment assistance programs.

Verification & Details

Complexity: Moderate
Confidence: 75%
Source: sdhousing.org

Duplicate of SD Housing general program offerings; no program-specific page given for this ID.

Official source → sdhousing.org
Apply on official siteUpdated Dec 1, 2025

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