The Expanding Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program Eligibility: Explained

Overview: Expanding Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program Eligibility

Expanding Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program Eligibility is a House bill that expands the eligibility of properties that can be sold through the Good Neighbor Next Door program for members of the Armed Forces, firefighters, and law enforcement officials.

For eligible buyers, the benefit is simple and practical: more homes become available to purchase under Good Neighbor Next Door program terms, including discounted pricing where offered. More eligible properties increases your chances of finding a home you like without changing who you are or what you do for work.

The bill was introduced in the 119th Congress on February 11, 2026, and referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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What Is the Expanding Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program Eligibility?

The Good Neighbor Next Door program is a home sale program that offers select homes at program pricing, including discounts, to eligible community-serving buyers. It is designed to help eligible buyers become homeowners in the communities they serve.

Expanding Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program Eligibility changes the program by expanding which properties qualify to be sold through it. That change increases the number of program-eligible homes that can be listed and purchased under Good Neighbor Next Door terms.

In plain terms: the bill is about increasing supply within the program. When you qualify as a buyer, more eligible properties gives you more choices and a better chance of timing your purchase around a listing that fits your needs.

Who Benefits From the Expanding Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program Eligibility?

The bill directly benefits eligible buyers in these communities:

• Members of the Armed Forces
• Firefighters
• Law enforcement officials

If you already qualify for the Good Neighbor Next Door program through your service, expanding property eligibility matters because it changes what you can shop for, not who you are. More eligible listings means you spend less time waiting for a qualifying home to hit the market and more time comparing options that work for your budget and daily commute.

For households planning a purchase window around work schedules, relocations, or lease renewals, having more eligible homes on the market makes it easier to line up a home search with real-life timing.

How The Expanding Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program Eligibility Works

This bill expands the eligibility of properties for the Good Neighbor Next Door program, which increases the number of homes that can be sold through the program at its terms, including discounts.

Here’s what that changes for you as a home buyer.

1. More listings qualify for Good Neighbor Next Door pricing

Today: only certain properties qualify to be sold through the Good Neighbor Next Door program, which limits how many discounted opportunities appear in a given area at a given time.

With this bill: more properties qualify, which increases the number of homes that show up as Good Neighbor Next Door opportunities for eligible members of the Armed Forces, firefighters, and law enforcement officials.

Example: if a neighborhood previously had two Good Neighbor Next Door-eligible listings in a year, expanding the pool of eligible properties increases the number of program listings you could consider. That widens your options across location, layout, and price point.

2. More homes are available at program terms, including discounts

Today: when a home is offered through Good Neighbor Next Door, the program terms can include discounted pricing. That discount changes how much money you need for the purchase and how your monthly payment pencils out.

With this bill: increasing the number of eligible properties increases the number of opportunities to buy at those terms.

Example with numbers: when a home is offered at a discounted price, the purchase price is lower than the list price. A lower purchase price reduces the size of your mortgage loan, which often reduces your monthly principal and interest payment.

Lowering the loan amount is a straightforward way to make the monthly payment more comfortable, and it can also help you meet debt-to-income requirements in your mortgage approval.

3. The bill targets the buyer groups the program is meant to serve

The bill is written to expand property eligibility for members of the Armed Forces, firefighters, and law enforcement officials. The practical outcome is more chances for eligible buyers in these fields to buy homes through the program in the areas where they want to live.

More property eligibility also supports comparison shopping. When you have more qualifying homes to choose from, you can choose the home that fits your needs instead of choosing the only home that qualifies.

Who Sponsors the Expanding Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program Eligibility?

Expanding Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program Eligibility is introduced in the House as H.R. 7503 and is being considered in the 119th Congress. It is currently referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

For the latest legislative updates and cosponsors, see the Bill Tracker above.