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taxpayer-funded and nonprofit programs for Delaware renters, homeowners, and homebuyers, with who runs each one, who pays for it, and how to apply.
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Delaware REALTORS®
This page can point you to a program. It can't sit at your kitchen table and help you think it through. At a few points on this list, that's the part that matters most, and it's a person, not a website.
If you have equity in your home, selling is sometimes a better outcome than foreclosure. A REALTOR® can tell you what your home would actually sell for right now, which is the number you need before you can weigh selling against mediation and the other options above.
The down payment assistance and first-time buyer loans are all listed above. A REALTOR® can't approve you for any of them. What they can tell you is which lenders in this market actually work with which programs, and what the houses in your range really look like.
If buying is a year or two out, start with Path to the Keys, DAR's free step-by-step navigator for Delaware buyers: credit, savings programs, transfer tax and payment calculators, and guides in plain language.
Where a REALTOR® can't help: rent assistance, utility bills, weatherization, emergency repairs, and property tax credits all run through the agencies listed above. Call them directly. Don't wait on a call back from anyone else first.
The best way to find a REALTOR® is to ask around.
When you're ready, start with referrals. Ask friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers who recently bought or sold in Delaware who they worked with, and whether they'd work with them again. Then interview two or three REALTORS® before you choose one. You'll spend months working together on the biggest transaction of your life, so the right fit matters as much as the right resume.
Delaware REALTORS® built this directory as a public service. DAR does not receive compensation for referrals, and no program listed here pays to appear. We route, we don't sell.