First-time homeowner grants tend to be geared toward low- to moderate-income borrowers. Generally speaking, households that earn 80 percent or less of their area median income (AMI) qualify as ...

A good starting point is to know how much house you can afford. A monthly mortgage payment weighs heavily on your budget.

Entering the housing market can be daunting for first time home buyers.Just over a year ago, Jalen Hunter turned the key to a ...

A first-time home buyer class can be the ticket to grants, down payment assistance and a lower monthly payment. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of ...

When I bought my first house in 2010, at age 24, it was the Great Recession, and the housing market—the entire world, really—was off-kilter. A little like it is now. I was newly married, a recent ...