First-Time Homebuyers

Latest First-Time Homebuyer Articles

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  Best mortgage lenders in California for 2025

  Here are some of the best mortgage lenders in California in 2024.

  2 min read Jan 24, 2025
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  Best mortgage lenders with no origination fee in 2025

  Here are some of the best no-fee mortgage lenders in 2024.

  3 min read Jan 24, 2025
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  Income requirements to qualify for a mortgage

  It’s not just if you have enough coming in, but how much you have going out.

  5 min read Jan 22, 2025
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  What is a mortgage origination fee? And do you have to pay it?

  Here’s how much the fee costs and whether you can negotiate it.

  5 min read Jan 16, 2025
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  Are high prices keeping you from homeownership? Consider a condo

  Feeling the home affordability crunch? Condos can make you a homeowner for less.

  9 min read Jan 15, 2025
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  Should you get an adjustable-rate mortgage?

  Although ARMs are buzzy again, the risk hasn’t changed.

  6 min read Jan 14, 2025
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  Best mortgage lenders in Florida in 2025

  Here are some of the best mortgage lenders in Florida in 2024.

  2 min read Jan 10, 2025
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  Is the housing market going to crash? What the experts are saying

  The housing market keeps defying expectations. But experts agree that a crash is not imminent.

  7 min read Jan 07, 2025
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  As mortgage insurance gets cheaper, PMI becomes less of ‘a dirty word’

  Mortgage borrowers with low down payments are paying less for that ri

  3 min read Jan 07, 2025
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  FHA loans: Definition, requirements and limits

  FHA loans can help borrowers with less-than-ideal credit and cash. But they aren’t perfect.

  9 min read Dec 17, 2024