{"id":28010,"date":"2025-01-23T04:33:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T12:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=28010"},"modified":"2025-01-24T04:36:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T12:36:00","slug":"buyer-first-time-home-buyer-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/buyer-first-time-home-buyer-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"16 First-Time Home Buyer Programs to Get You Started"},"content":{"rendered":"

A little help can go a long way when it comes to buying your first home<\/a>. Applying for a mortgage<\/a> and saving up for a down payment<\/a> can feel intimidating at best and impossible at worst. Fortunately, there are first-time home buyer programs designed to make the process a little less stressful \u2014 you just need to know what they are and where to look.<\/p>\n

With the help of Joseph Baylis<\/a>, a top New Jersey agent<\/a> with over 40 years of experience assisting first-time buyers, we\u2019re giving you a rundown of the best first-time home buyer programs that are available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Step one: Talk to a few buyer's agents!<\/h3>\n

Tell us a little bit about your plans (where you’re looking to buy and when you want to make a purchase) and we’ll connect you with top-rated buyer’s agents in your area. It takes only a few minutes, and it’s free.<\/p>\n \n

\n Get Started<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

First, a brief introduction<\/h2>\n

First-time homebuyer programs are just that: programs designed to help people purchase their first home.<\/p>\n

Many programs are government-backed, while others are funded through housing authorities or financial institutions. Some programs are offered on a national level, others are statewide, and some are hyper-local to a particular area.<\/p>\n

Each program has its own set of qualifications, which involve factors like your credit score<\/a>, income, down payment amount, the price of your desired home, and more. Some require eventual repayment, and some are as good as gifts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

These first-time home buyer programs help you achieve the dream of homeownership with down payment assistance, special loans, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":298,"featured_media":28032,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[192,638,639],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-for-buyers","category-house-hunting","category-homes-online"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n16 First-Time Home Buyer Programs to Get You Started<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"These first-time home buyer programs help you achieve the dream of homeownership with down payment assistance, special loans, and more.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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