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Articles on DC loan programs, closing costs, taxes, refinancing and neighborhoods.
A ten-step timeline for first-time buyers in DC, from checking your credit to closing day, with FHA, DC's reduced recordation tax, Tax Abatement, the homestead deduction, DC Open Doors and HPAP at the step where each applies.
How to buy in DC with little cash: FHA and conventional low-down-payment loans, DC's first-time buyer recordation tax, Tax Abatement and homestead deduction, and the DC Open Doors, HPAP and EAHP assistance programs: who qualifies and how they combine.
The steps to buy a first home in DC: credit score and savings, pre-approval, FHA and conventional loans, DC recordation tax and Tax Abatement, the search, and closing.
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