The BAA/B EAC contract is a document outlining the relationship between a Real Estate Agent and buyer, which includes the ...

First-Time Home Buyers’ Tax Credit (HBTC): While not an alternative, per se, the HBTC helps make home ownership more affordable by offering a maximum $1,500 tax rebate to help cover closing ...

As a first-time home buyer, you may want to make the smallest down payment allowed: 0% for a VA loan, 3% or 5% for a conventional loan or 3.5% for an FHA loan, for example.

You may qualify as a first-time home buyer even if you've owned a house before. And that unlocks a lot of benefits, including grants and down payment assistance.

"I am 25 years old buying my first home. That's not everyone else's experience," Bailee Leathers, a first-time home buyer in Seminole County, said.

Demand from first-time home buyers has hit record lows with mortgage rates stuck near 7%. One corner of the market shows it is worryingly weak even with rates at 5%. Big home builders such as D.R ...

First-time buyers accounted for a record-low 24% of the market between July 2023 and June of this year, with housing affordability continuing to create significant barriers for those buyers.