Grant programs for purchasing homes easier to obtain than thought

The Community Development Corporation of Utah offers down payment assistance grants to first-time home buyers in Utah. The amount of the grant is dependent on the location of the home. Only certain geographical areas have down payment assistance available. The current areas are Salt Lake City, Murray City and Salt Lake County Unincorporated (i.e., Magna, Kearns, Millcreek, White City, Copperton). Visit www.cdcutah.org or contact the Community Development Corporation of Utah at 501 E. 1700 South, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84105, or by phone at 801-994-7222.

NeighborWorks Salt Lake also offers down payment assistance grants to first-time home buyers purchasing single-family homes in targeted neighborhoods within Salt Lake. Visit www.nwsaltlake.org or contact NeighborWorks Salt Lake at 622 W. 500 North Salt Lake City, Utah, 84116, or by phone at 801-539-1590.

Christine Alleman is a licensed real estate agent with the state of Utah. She has 11 years of experience selling real estate full time with Alliance Realtors. "A happy client is an educated client" -Christine Alleman