Buying your first home

Buying your first home? Let's look at the paths worth exploring.

Explore first-time buyer programs, low-down-payment options and assistance opportunities that may be worth considering as you plan your first purchase.

Focus areas

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Current lender opportunities

Current opportunities I can help you explore.

Lender programs and incentives change regularly. I keep an eye on opportunities that may be useful to my clients and highlight a few here when they are worth a closer look. Shown for discovery only — no rates, no quotes, no applications, and no guarantee that any option is available to you.

No lender products are listed right now. Demo can review the programs that are currently available for your situation.

Editorially selected. Not paid placements — neither this site nor its technology provider is compensated by lenders for inclusion. Nothing here is an offer, a quote, a rate lock or a pre-approval. Availability and terms are confirmed by a licensed mortgage loan originator.

Want the full picture?

Build my mortgage roadmap.

If you want the bigger picture, I can help you look at income, debts, available cash, credit profile and what you want to buy — so you can see the mortgage paths that are realistic for you. Alice, my planning assistant, walks you through the questions and I take it from there.

Build My Mortgage Roadmap

No documents, no SSN and no credit pull to start.

Know what you want to do? Start here.

A shortcut for visitors who already have a direction in mind.

Not an application · No SSN needed to start

Alice will guide you through the next steps.

How it works

  1. 01

    Answer guided questions

    Alice asks only what a planning estimate needs. No SSN, no documents, no credit pull.

  2. 02

    See your planning picture

    Price range, payment, cash to close, and the factors limiting or helping you.

  3. 03

    Talk with Demo

    When you are ready, a licensed review with Demo confirms the details this site cannot verify.

Common questions

Is this a mortgage application?
No. HouSave builds a personalized mortgage roadmap. Nothing you do here starts, submits, or completes a mortgage application.
Is this a pre-approval?
No. HouSave does not issue approvals or pre-approvals. A pre-approval requires a licensed mortgage loan originator to review and verify your documents.
Is there a credit pull?
No. HouSave never pulls your credit. When a credit score matters for planning, Alice asks you to select an estimated range.
Does HouSave ask for my SSN?
No. Alice never asks for a Social Security number, an ITIN number, a passport or visa document number, a bank account number, or a card number, and there is no document upload.
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