Buying Your Home

Buying a home is one of the most important purchases you will ever make. These resources can help guide you through the process.

• Search our homes
• Join HomeSteps HomeBase^SM, our free membership networkfor:
  • Weekly property lists based on personalized search criteria
  • Notification of Sales Promotions
  • Online registration for educational seminars

• Affordable Housing Programs

Or, visit Freddie Mac’s web site to learn more about:

• CreditSmart®– a curriculum developed by Freddie Mac to help you understand, build, and maintain better credit.
• Advantages of Homeownership
• CalculatorsandTools

Special Offers

Now, in many areas throughout the United States, owning your own home may be more affordable than you think. If you currently rent or are considering homeownership, now is the time to make a smart buy.

Freddie Mac First Look Initiative

Freddie Mac will offer homebuyers and select non-profits an exclusive opportunity to purchase HomeSteps homes prior to competition from investors through the Freddie Mac First Look Initiative. This on-going initiative offers owner occupant homebuyers, Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) grantees and non-profits engaged in community stabilization efforts the ability to purchase HomeSteps homes during their initial 15 days of listing (30 days in Nevada), without competition from investors. The purchaser does not need to be a first time homebuyer to be eligible provided, however, that they are buying the home as their primary or secondary residence.

HomeSteps SmartBuy^SM

HomeSteps SmartBuy is our exciting home purchase program that offers:

• A limited two-year HomeProtect® Home Warranty* [PDF]
• Up to 30% savings* on new appliances

We want you to feel confident about your decision to buy from us, and have the peace of mind you expect and deserve from your new home.

Buying a HomeSteps® home is truly a smart buy!

*Certain restrictions, limitations, terms and conditions apply. See HomeSteps SmartBuy Terms and Conditions for further details.

Homebuyer Incentives**

• Up to 3.0% buyer's closing cost