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Connecticut Teacher Mortgages with CHFA

ATTENTION TEACHERS IN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT!! You may not be aware that you qualify for a special type of mortgage. Hello everyone, this is John Vecchitto, a loan officer with North-East Financial located in Middletown, CT. Today I would like to reach out to all the educators in our state and talk about obtaining a mortgage through the CHFA (Connecticut Housing Finance Authority).

CHFA offers a program called the Teachers Mortgage Assistance Program. This is a program that offers home loans at below-market interest rates to Connecticut public school and vocational-technical teachers who qualify. This program is designed to encourage teachers to live and teach in challenged communities and to support teachers who wish to relocate to a school district that is under-staffed in their subject area.

Eligibility Requirements:

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  • You must be employed full time or part time as a Connecticut-certified public school teacher or certified regional vocational-technical teacher.
  • You must purchase a home in a property or transitional school district (call me for details)
  • You must be a first-time homebuyer or have not owned a home in the past three years.
  • You must purchase a home you will live in year-round as your primary residence

One of the many benefits of this loan is that CHFA also offers down payment assistance to qualified borrowers through the Down-payment Assistance Program (DAP), regardless of assets. A minimum FICO score required is 660 to take advantage of the DAP program, however if you feel you may not have the best score, North-East Financial does offer free credit report repair. Additionally, if you purchase a home in a “target area”, you may be eligible for more discounts. If you would like more information and see if you qualify, give me a call today to go over all your options. I can be reached via  email, johnv@northeast-mortgage.com, or my cell which is 860-918-0251.

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