For 2026, grant amounts increase to up to $9,000, with down payment assistance now available up to $24,000. By ...

Buying a home is a significant milestone, especially for registered nurses who often work long hours to care for others. As of 2025, the average salary of an RN in the U.S. is approximately $98,430 a ...

More barriers are going up for people trying to buy a home. Nonpermanent residents will no longer be eligible for government-backed loans, according to one of several new directives from the White ...

The number of these programs, which come from a range of sources, is rising in the United States, but there are barriers to entry. By Heather Senison When Benjamin Sar’s friend suggested he save up to ...

OGDEN, Utah — Starting Tuesday, there’s more funding available for the "Own-in-Ogden" program to help people buy homes. The program has been around since 1988 and has helped around 2,000 people buy ...

It’s true that saving for a down payment is one of the biggest hurdles to homeownership. Here's how to it do strategically.

Among the standard upfront expenses of buying a home that may surprise you are the closing costs. These fees, separate from your down payment, include the cost of services for things like your home ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Gold writes about wellness design and related housing topics. It used to be said that owning a home protected you from ...

Despite persistent affordability hurdles like mortgage rates hovering around 7% and continuously climbing home prices, a new analysis of Google search data reveals that the ambition to own a home is ...