{"id":9,"date":"2026-10-01T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/dawnlaceycolumbiarealtor-com\/2026\/10\/01\/first-time-home-buyer-benefits-how-to-qualify\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T09:00:00","slug":"first-time-home-buyer-benefits-how-to-qualify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dawnlaceycolumbiarealtor.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/01\/first-time-home-buyer-benefits-how-to-qualify\/","title":{"rendered":"First-Time Home Buyer Benefits: How to Qualify"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>As someone who guides buyers through the Columbia, SC real estate market every day, I know how valuable first-time home buyer programs can be. If you haven\u2019t owned a principal residence in the past three years, you may qualify as a first-time buyer opening the door to benefits like low or even no down payment loans, help with closing costs, and special tax credits. Programs vary based on state and income, and some may ask you to complete a homebuyer education course. Navigating these options can feel overwhelming, but a focused approach ensures you don\u2019t miss opportunities that fit your unique needs.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nerdwallet.com\/mortgages\/learn\/qualify-first-time-home-buyer-benefits\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who guides buyers through the Columbia, SC real estate market every day, I know how valuable first-time home buyer programs can be. If you haven\u2019t owned a principal residence in the past three years, you may qualify as a first-time buyer opening the door to benefits like low or even no down payment [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":535,"featured_media":10,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dawnlaceycolumbiarealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dawnlaceycolumbiarealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dawnlaceycolumbiarealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dawnlaceycolumbiarealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/535"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dawnlaceycolumbiarealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dawnlaceycolumbiarealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dawnlaceycolumbiarealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dawnlaceycolumbiarealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dawnlaceycolumbiarealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dawnlaceycolumbiarealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}