How Some States Are Helping First-Time Homebuyers
By Ann Carrns, The New York Times
December 2017
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December 8, 2017
Efforts to help potential first-time home buyers save for down payments using special tax-favored accounts have been gaining traction in state legislatures. Three states passed legislation this year authorizing the accounts: Iowa, Minnesota and Mississippi. Three other states had previously approved them: Colorado, Montana and Virginia.
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