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Persons interested in purchasing a home in Shelby Acres will need to be pre-qualified from a mortgage lender. In the process of becoming pre-qualified, a prospective buyer may apply for down payment assistance by completing the Oceana County Development Corporation Down Payment Assistance Application form.

Assistance for qualifying buyers would be at the below income levels:

Extremely Low Income

Very Low Income

Low Income

Low to Median Income

Above Median Income

25% (of purchase price) 

20% 

15% 

10% 

0% 

To receive down payment assistance from OCDC, owners will be required to maintain their ownership of their Shelby Acres home for a minimum of 5 years. 

As the Preferred Lender for Shelby Acres home buyers, Shelby State Bank is already prepared to pre-qualify you according to the terms described above. We have a dedicated Shelby Acres mortgage loan officer waiting to assist you right now!

Contact Deana Fox at 231-861-6062 or visit a webpage built just for you at ShelbyBank.com/Shelby-Acres today!

Income levels for application of this table will be derived from annual tables issued by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (“MSHDA”). Approvals will be made by a 3-member committee. Approvals will be based upon a review of the applicant’s income sources, history and stability of income earnings, and background and credit checks, with the award contingent upon the applicant’s closing on the purchase of a home from OCDC. 

Home Lottery Dates

Aspen House - Sept. 27, 2024

All pre-qualified buyers and/or their agents will meet at 7pm, Friday, September 27, 2024, at the Aspen model home (267 Aspen Hill Drive) for the drawing to find out if they are successful for 1 of the 6 homes or not. At that meeting, home sites would be selected based on the final selection process.

Tamarack House - Oct. 1, 2024

All pre-qualified buyers and/or their agents will meet at 7pm, Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at the Tamarack model home (263 Aspen Hill Drive) for the drawing to find out if they are successful for 1 of the 9 homes or not. At that meeting, home sites would be selected based on the final selection process.

Elm House - Oct. 3, 2024

All pre-qualified buyers and/or their agents will meet at 7pm, Thursday, October 3, 2024, at the Elm model home (269 Aspen Hill Drive) for the drawing to find out if they are successful for 1 of the 6 homes or not. At that meeting, home sites would be selected based on the final selection process.