{"id":110,"date":"2026-10-16T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seabea.com\/blog\/?p=110"},"modified":"2026-10-16T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T10:00:00","slug":"first-time-homebuyers-could-get-50000-under-new-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seabea.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\u2019s exciting news on the horizon for first-time homebuyers: a new bill proposes up to $50,000 in federal matching funds to help with down payments\u2014offering a 5-to-1 match for eligible buyers. The initiative also includes mandatory counseling and limits purchases to homes priced at or below the median, aiming to encourage smart, sustainable ownership. Of course, some experts are concerned this could push prices higher without addressing supply issues. As someone who believes in innovative solutions and always goes the extra mile for my clients, I find it important to stay ahead of these developments\u2014making sure buyers are well-prepared to navigate both opportunities and challenges in our dynamic market.<\/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\u2019s exciting news on the horizon for first-time homebuyers: a new bill proposes up to $50,000 in federal matching funds to help with down payments\u2014offering a 5-to-1 match for eligible buyers. The initiative also includes mandatory counseling and limits purchases to homes priced at or below the median, aiming to encourage smart, sustainable ownership. Of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":361,"featured_media":111,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seabea.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seabea.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seabea.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seabea.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/361"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seabea.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.seabea.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":112,"href":"https:\/\/www.seabea.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110\/revisions\/112"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seabea.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seabea.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seabea.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seabea.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}