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Buying a home for the first time is a big undertaking that can be exciting, frustrating and expensive. Saving up for a down payment, getting approved for a mortgage and covering closing costs are just ...

Some first-time home buyers, facing high interest rates, are trading their metropolitan lifestyles for lower-cost living. Mason Snow and his wife left California’s second most populated city for a ...