{"id":26,"date":"2026-09-19T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/donnamalonehomes-com\/2026\/09\/19\/first-time-home-buyers-incentives-in-nova-scotia\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T10:00:00","slug":"first-time-home-buyers-incentives-in-nova-scotia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donnamalonehomes.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/19\/first-time-home-buyers-incentives-in-nova-scotia\/","title":{"rendered":"First-Time Home Buyers Incentives in Nova Scotia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>For those just beginning their homeownership journey in Nova Scotia, there are some valuable incentives worth knowing about. As a REALTOR\u00ae based in Bridgewater, I\u2019ve seen how these programs can make a real difference for first-time buyers: an interest-free loan covering 5% of your purchase, repayable over 10 years; access to a credit union mortgage option with a down payment between 2% and 4%\u2014no default insurance required; and an HST rebate of up to $3,000. It\u2019s also important to remember that municipal deed transfer taxes will apply, and there are currently no exemptions. Understanding these options can be the first step toward making your homeownership goals a reality.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nesto.ca\/mortgage-basics\/first-time-home-buyers-nova-scotia\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those just beginning their homeownership journey in Nova Scotia, there are some valuable incentives worth knowing about. As a REALTOR\u00ae based in Bridgewater, I\u2019ve seen how these programs can make a real difference for first-time buyers: an interest-free loan covering 5% of your purchase, repayable over 10 years; access to a credit union mortgage [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":60,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.donnamalonehomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.donnamalonehomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.donnamalonehomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.donnamalonehomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.donnamalonehomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.donnamalonehomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.donnamalonehomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.donnamalonehomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.donnamalonehomes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}