Come HOME to Portsmouth

About

Thank you for your interest in the Come HOME to Portsmouth Program.  The funding for the HOME Down Payment and Closing Cost (DPCC) program is provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and administered in partnership with through City of Portsmouth.  This program is designed to expand homeownership and housing affordability to families who are in the low to moderate-income range.  For those reasons, the Come HOME to Portsmouth Program provides closing cost and/or down payment assistance to qualified first-time homebuyers who desire to purchase a new or existing home in the City of Portsmouth.

Maximum Household / Income (as of April 01, 2025)

Household SizeAMI (50% to 80%)
1 Person$37,300 to $59,650
2 People$42,600 to $68,200
3 People$47,950 to $76,700
4 People$53,250 to $85,200
5 People$57,550 to $92,050
6 People$61,800 to $98,850
7 People$66,050 to $105,650
8 People$70,300 to $112,500

Documents

Homebuyer

  1. Come HOME to Portsmouth Flyer (PDF)
  2. Come HOME to Portsmouth Application (PDF)

Realtor / Lender

  1. HOME Program Buyer Profile Worksheet (PDF)
  2. Come HOME to Portsmouth Application (PDF)
  3. Come HOME to Portsmouth Downpayment Assistance Program Requirements for Buyer-Borrower and Real Estate Agents (PDF)

Contact Us

  1. Shernita L. Bethea

    Housing/Human Services Administrator
    Email Shernita Bethea

  2. Come Home Housing Program

    ComeHome@hrpdcva.gov

  3. Housing

    Contact the Housing and Human Services Department

    Physical Address
    723 Woodlake Drive
    Chesapeake, VA 23320

    Phone: 757-420-8300
    Fax: 757-523-4881