First time home buyer program Illinois br br First time home buyer program Illinois br The Welcome Home Illinois program is a loan program for Illinois first time home buyers. Welcome Home Illinois offers down payment assistance to first time home buyers who have not owned in the last three year. Illinois first time home buyers will receive $7,500 in down payment assistance but need to contribute $1,000 or 1 whichever is greater. The Welcome Home Illinois program may be used on 1 or 2 unit homes which includes condos and town homes. There are a variety of loan options available with the Welcome Home Illinois program including Conventional, FHA, USDA and VA loans. For more information regarding the Welcome Home Illinois program contact Roy Paeth at 630-670-1594 or go to br br ...