Noah Rosenfarb, the Singers' financial adviser, invested money targeted for the down payment in short-term bonds, preferred stocks and dividend-paying stocks.

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The package relies on taxes and short-term payment cuts to providers in order to pay for subsidies.

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The award-winning Police Homeowner Loan Program offers police officers low-interest (4%), short-term (20 year) financing with no down payment for the purchase of rehabilitated houses in low-income, inner-city neighborhoods in Columbia.

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