{"id":23,"date":"2026-09-27T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/fernandezhomes-com\/2026\/09\/27\/down-payment-assistance-programs-in-florida-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T13:00:00","slug":"down-payment-assistance-programs-in-florida-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fernandezhomes.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/27\/down-payment-assistance-programs-in-florida-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Down Payment Assistance Programs in Florida 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>As someone who&#039;s spent over 25 years guiding families and individuals through the Miami real estate market, I know firsthand how challenging it can feel to take that first step toward homeownership\u2014especially with rising costs. That\u2019s why it\u2019s worth looking at Florida\u2019s range of down payment assistance programs for 2026. These options\u2014like zero-interest loans and forgivable mortgages\u2014are designed to help first-time buyers overcome that initial hurdle. Each program comes with income limits and education requirements, but they can make all the difference in reducing upfront expenses. If you\u2019re navigating these choices, remember that every client\u2019s journey is unique, and finding the right fit is all about listening to what matters most to you.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mortgageresearch.com\/articles\/down-payment-assistance-florida\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who&#039;s spent over 25 years guiding families and individuals through the Miami real estate market, I know firsthand how challenging it can feel to take that first step toward homeownership\u2014especially with rising costs. That\u2019s why it\u2019s worth looking at Florida\u2019s range of down payment assistance programs for 2026. These options\u2014like zero-interest loans and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":508,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fernandezhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fernandezhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fernandezhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fernandezhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/508"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fernandezhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fernandezhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fernandezhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fernandezhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fernandezhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fernandezhomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}