{"id":111,"date":"2026-10-18T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mandalayocrealty.com\/blog\/?p=111"},"modified":"2026-10-18T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T14:00:00","slug":"first-time-homebuyers-could-get-50000-under-new-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mandalayocrealty.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/18\/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 a new bill on the table that could make a real difference for first-time homebuyers: up to $50,000 in federal matching funds for your down payment, structured as a 5-to-1 match. To qualify, buyers will need to complete counseling and focus their home search on median-priced properties. While some are concerned this might drive up prices without addressing inventory shortages, it\u2019s an important development that could reshape how many approach their first purchase. At our Orange County real estate team, we\u2019re always tracking opportunities like this to help our clients make informed, strategic moves\u2014whether you\u2019re stepping into the market for the first time or looking for that competitive edge.<\/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 a new bill on the table that could make a real difference for first-time homebuyers: up to $50,000 in federal matching funds for your down payment, structured as a 5-to-1 match. To qualify, buyers will need to complete counseling and focus their home search on median-priced properties. While some are concerned this might drive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":241,"featured_media":112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mandalayocrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mandalayocrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mandalayocrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandalayocrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/241"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandalayocrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandalayocrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandalayocrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111\/revisions\/113"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandalayocrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mandalayocrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandalayocrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mandalayocrealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}