Looking for state help on those settlement costs?
Tim Wheeler has a story today about Smart Keys for Employees, "the latest name for the on-again, off-again purchasing assistance program offered in a variety of forms for much of the past 10 years by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development."
The new program -- or rather new-ish, since it was quietly retooled months ago -- pays up to $5,000 toward settlement costs for qualifying applicants buying a home that's either within 10 miles of their work or within the same county or city. It's part of the House Keys for Employees initiative.
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