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# First-Time Home Buyers

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## Featured

- [It Now Takes More Than 50 Years to Save for a Down Payment in These Cities](https://money.com/down-payment-saving-years/) — First-Time Home Buyers · 4 min read

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## More on First-Time Home Buyers

- [It Now Takes More Than 50 Years to Save for a Down Payment in These Cities](https://money.com/down-payment-saving-years/) — First-Time Home Buyers · 4 min read
- [The 10 Top Cities for First-Time Homebuyers, According to Zillow](https://money.com/best-cities-first-time-homebuyers/) — First-Time Home Buyers · 3 min read
- [10 Cities Where Gen Zers Have the Best Shot at Buying Homes in 2024](https://money.com/best-cities-gen-z-buy-homes/) — Real Estate · 5 min read
- [How Much House Can You Afford? Many Buyers Are Ignoring a Classic Rule of Thumb](https://money.com/first-time-homebuyers-mortgage-income-rule/) — Mortgage Rates · 4 min read
- [These 16 U.S. Cities Have the Lowest First-Year Homeownership Costs](https://money.com/cities-low-homeownership-costs/) — First-Time Home Buyers · 4 min read
- [A 10-Point Checklist All First-Time Homebuyers Should Follow](https://money.com/first-time-buying-home-checklist/) — First-Time Home Buyers · 20 min read
- ['Do I Put Off My Dream?' Steep Down Payments Are a Nightmare for First-Time Homebuyers](https://money.com/homebuyers-saving-down-payment-nightmare/) — First-Time Home Buyers · 11 min read
- [How to Buy Your First Home](https://money.com/how-to-buy-your-first-home/) — First-Time Home Buyers · 16 min read
- [Here Are the 10 Best Cities for First-Time Homebuyers in 2023](https://money.com/first-time-homebuyers-best-cities-2023/) — First-Time Home Buyers · 2 min read
- [Here Are the Top 10 Cities for First-Time Homebuyers in 2023](https://money.com/best-cities-first-time-homebuyers-2023/) — First-Time Home Buyers · 4 min read
- [First-Time Homebuyer Program Guide](https://money.com/first-time-homebuyer-programs/) — First-Time Home Buyers · 19 min read
- [Stimulus Checks Are Still Boosting First-Time Homebuyers' Down Payments](https://money.com/stimulus-checks-to-buy-first-home/) — First-Time Home Buyers · 4 min read
- [20 Places Where It’s Easiest to Save for Your First Home](https://money.com/cities-easy-to-save-first-home/) — Housing Market · 5 min read
- [The 10 Best Markets for First-Time Homebuyers in 2022](https://money.com/best-markets-first-time-homebuyers-2022/) — Housing Market · 4 min read
- [Here’s How Old the Typical Homebuyer Is Today](https://money.com/first-time-home-buyer-2021/) — First-Time Home Buyers · 5 min read
- [More Starter Homes Are Finally Hitting the Market](https://money.com/starter-home-listings-cooling-housing-market/) — First-Time Home Buyers · 4 min read
- [Becoming a Homeowner Isn't Easy. Here's How Three Black Families Did It](https://money.com/black-first-time-homebuyers/) — First-Time Home Buyers · 11 min read
- [What Experts Say About Saving for a House Before You Plan to Buy](https://money.com/saving-for-first-house-timeline/) — Financial Planning · 6 min read
- [Here Come Cheap Mortgages for Millennials. Should We Worry?](https://money.com/cheap-mortgages-millennials/) — First-Time Home Buyers · 4 min read
- [It Could Soon Be Easier to Get a Mortgage](https://money.com/low-down-payment-mortgage-fannie-mae-freddie-mac/) — First-Time Home Buyers · 5 min read
- [Return of the no-down payment loan](https://money.com/return-of-the-no-down-payment-loan/) — First-Time Home Buyers · 3 min read

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