First-Generation Homebuyer Programs in NJ: What You Actually Qualify For (2026)
The same answers we give our clients at the kitchen table — written down, for Central New Jersey buyers and sellers.
Up to $22,000 in forgivable down payment help exists for NJ first-generation buyers — and most people who qualify have never heard of it. Who qualifies, how forgiveness works, and how to claim it.
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Every line item that comes out of your sale price — commission, attorney, the NJ transfer fee, prep — and a sample net sheet for a $650,000 home.
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New Jersey does contracts differently than almost every other state. What the three-day review period is, what can go wrong, and how to protect yourself.
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When a parent is ready to leave a house they’ve owned for decades, where do you even start? A phase-by-phase checklist from our SRES® specialist.
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Ten things Bruno checks in the first ten minutes of any showing — what’s cheap to fix, what’s expensive, and what should make you keep walking.
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What we’re seeing on the ground this summer — and what it means for the offer you make or the price you set. Updated each season.
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Get your home valueGabby Magsino leads The Magsino Group at Keller Williams Towne Square. Since 2016 the team has helped 100+ families across Central New Jersey buy, sell, and move up — many of them first-generation buyers navigating it all for the first time.
Everything here comes from real transactions in real NJ towns: the programs, the pitfalls, and the questions clients actually ask at kitchen tables.
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