{"id":23,"date":"2026-10-16T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/melissabuckandcorrinabartelsrealestate-com\/2026\/10\/16\/first-time-homebuyers-could-get-50000-under-new-bill\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T09:00:00","slug":"first-time-homebuyers-could-get-50000-under-new-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.melissabuckandcorrinabartelsrealestate.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/16\/first-time-homebuyers-could-get-50000-under-new-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"First-time homebuyers could get $50,000 under new bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>There&#039;s exciting news on the horizon for first-time homebuyers\u2014a proposed bill could provide up to $50,000 in federal matching funds for down payments. With a 5-to-1 match, this program would require counseling and limit home purchases to median-priced properties. As a team that&#039;s helped many Lincoln-area families take their first steps into homeownership, we know how much of a difference down payment assistance can make. While some are concerned about the potential for rising prices without increased inventory, our focus remains on making the process as smooth and successful as possible for our clients. We believe in putting &quot;Value Over All,&quot; and we&#039;re here to provide clear guidance and up-to-date information for anyone considering their first home\u2014especially those who may benefit from programs like this.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/politics\/articles\/first-time-homebuyers-could-50-104712827.html\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#039;s exciting news on the horizon for first-time homebuyers\u2014a proposed bill could provide up to $50,000 in federal matching funds for down payments. With a 5-to-1 match, this program would require counseling and limit home purchases to median-priced properties. As a team that&#039;s helped many Lincoln-area families take their first steps into homeownership, we know [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":504,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.melissabuckandcorrinabartelsrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.melissabuckandcorrinabartelsrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.melissabuckandcorrinabartelsrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.melissabuckandcorrinabartelsrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/504"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.melissabuckandcorrinabartelsrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.melissabuckandcorrinabartelsrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.melissabuckandcorrinabartelsrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.melissabuckandcorrinabartelsrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.melissabuckandcorrinabartelsrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.melissabuckandcorrinabartelsrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}