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Down-payment programs help Colorado’s Black first-time homebuyers in push to close historic equity gaps

State’s white homeownership rate is around 70%, compared to Black homeownership rate of 42%

Nahjee Maybin plays with his 1-year-old daughter Naomi at their home in Aurora on Friday, June 30, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Nahjee Maybin plays with his 1-year-old daughter Naomi at their home in Aurora on Friday, June 30, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Elizabeth Hernandez in Denver on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
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The Dearfield Fund for Black Wealth and FirstBank’s Providing Access to Homeownership fund both offer Black first-time homebuyers in Colorado thousands of dollars in down-payment assistance in an effort to help correct the equity gaps that hinder Black homeownership.
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