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Pre-purchase
counseling: Get help before you shop
Inexperienced home buyers no longer have to venture
into the mortgage world unprepared. Pre-purchase counseling
is now widely available -- and free -- thanks to the
efforts of nonprofit groups, HUD and other agencies.
State
help for home buyers
Housing finance agencies don't operate in the limelight.
But home shoppers may want to look at the mortgages
they offer. Often, their loans have lower interest rates,
closing cost discounts and other benefits not available
elsewhere.
PLUS: Search
for your state's housing finance agency
Section
8 low-income vouchers now good for home buying
The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Section
8 program now helps renters buy homes.
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