Builders and lenders are increasing incentives like grants, price reductions, and mortgage rate buy-downs for first-time buyers in 2026. NAR sees these trends as key to improved affordability. AI ...

Learn how first-time homebuyers can use their IRA to withdraw up to $10,000 penalty-free for a home purchase, plus the ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam and Ashley Hinson are proposing a bill that could help first-time homebuyers save for a down payment. The First Home Savings Opportunity Act would ...

New VantageScore credit model now accepted for FHA and VA loans. Competition with FICO could help first-time buyers and veterans qualify. Free tools available to monitor and improve credit scores ...

Over the past several months, President Donald Trump has floated a number of ideas aimed at helping Americans buy homes again. Among them are proposals such as 50-year mortgages and other creative ...

After Mary French of Northeast Portland separated from her husband in April, she lived temporarily in a friend’s Airbnb. By July, she decided to find a place of her own, “to settle,” she said. “I didn ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — First-time homebuyers in San Diego County may soon get a boost, thanks to $2.5 million in new state grant funding approved this week by the County Board of Supervisors. The ...

Mayor proposes higher transfer tax to fund first-time buyers, renters and tiny homes Realtors cite revenue doubts, transaction slowdowns and reduced housing supply Measure lacks earmarks; special‑tax ...