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Jill Burke is an Edward R. Murrow-award-winning journalist with experience in broadcast, online, and print. Based in Alaska and Oregon.
Texas

Frisco, Texas is among the best places to live in America. It also offers $10,000 to people looking to buy a home.

Boost your home buying dollars with a special incentive for city and school district employees.

Florida

Ft. Lauderdale, FL offers you up to a $75,000 loan towards down payment and closing costs.

It’s the “Venice of America,” with much of the city accessible by boat through 165-miles of inland waterways.

New York

Queens, New York offers distinct neighborhoods and up to $100,000 in down payment assistance

First time home buyers can get up to $100,000 to help buy a home through the HomeFirst Down Payment Assistance Program

New York

Government will give $4000 to buy a home in little known Dunkirk, NY

Among the cheapest housing markets in the country, the USDA will help lower your payments if you buy a home in this undervalued market that is also a quaint, lakeside community in western New York.

New York

Troy, New York has tech jobs and $30,000 grant to move here

This city on the eastern bank of the Hudson River offers several financial incentives for home buyers, including up to $9,500 in grants and $20,000 of funding for down payment and/or closing cost assistance.

New York

Albany, NY a $10,000 grant to live along the Hudson

This historic city on the Hudson River gives low-income buyers up to $10,000 to purchase a home.

Texas

San Antonio, a vibrant city that offers up to $30,000 to help you buy a home

San Antonio is known for its confluence of world cultures, including Mexican, Spanish, German, and French.

New York

Oswego, New York offers you down payment assistance and loan forgiveness to live here.

Known by many as “The Port City of Central New York”. Oswego is located about 35 miles northwest of Syracuse and 69 miles east of Rochester.

California

Here’s $10,000 to help you purchase a home in San Diego, California, one of the hottest job and housing markets in the nation

A newly launched program from the Wells Fargo Foundation will help 5,000 people of color attain homeownership in San Diego County by the end of 2025.

Texas

Beaumont, Texas, offers entertainment, access to the Houston job market and affordable home prices

This regional hub in southeastern Texas helps first-time homebuyers with up to $14,999 in direct assistance.