The University of Colorado has partnered with Landed to provide a payment assistance option to help university employees buy homes in the communities where they work.
Landed's down payment program invests alongside CU employees to help them reach a 20% down payment. Borrowers contribute at least a 5% down payment, and Landed provides bridge funding to get to a 20% down payment. This allows the borrower avoid costly mortgage insurance and potentially qualify for a better interest rate on a new home. Landed will provide up to $120,000 per family, in exchange for a portion of the equity gained (or lost, if any) in the home from the time the home is bought to when it is sold. Rather than a loan, this is considered a shared investment between Landed and the homebuyer for a maximum term of 30 years.
Who can use this program?
- Full-time staff and faculty (20+ hours per week)
- Employees who have worked in education (K-12 or higher ed) for at least two years
- Employees who live in Boulder, Aurora, Denver and most other metro areas
Colorado banks that work with Landed
- FirstBank
- MidFirst Bank
- Bank of the West
Other resources
- Homebuyer education materials
- A network of vetted real estate agents
Qualified counties
Landed funding can be used to purchase a primary residence in the urban or near urban parts of the following counties:
- Adams
- Arapahoe
- Boulder
- Broomfield
- Clear Creek
- Denver
- Douglas
- Elbert
- Gilpin
- Jefferson
- Park
- *El Paso County is expected to open in fall 2020
The third-party program offered through Landed does not replace the current Faculty Housing Assistance Program offered to tenured and tenure track faculty.