{"id":18855,"date":"2024-08-22T09:01:41","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T16:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=18855"},"modified":"2024-08-22T14:51:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T21:51:59","slug":"buyer-what-is-a-fannie-mae-homepath-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/buyer-what-is-a-fannie-mae-homepath-property\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Fannie Mae HomePath Property? Your Questions, Answered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe buyer insisted that we leave the ironing board behind.\u201d \u201cAfter closing, when we went back to our new home, the sellers had left Grandma behind!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You might have heard some funny stories about home sellers from your friends and family, but not all home sales happen on the open market between individuals. If you\u2019re looking for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/buyer-cheapest-states-to-buy-a-house\/\">cheaper house<\/a> or a fixer-upper, you could end up dealing with a bank or government agency instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"geo-cta widget-cta widget-cta--content     widget-cta--dark widget-cta--dark-blue-gradient\">\n    <div class=\"widget-element--content\">\n        <div class=\"widget-element--content-header\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"homelight logo\" class=\"widget-element--logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/ccprototypev5\/images\/logo-small-cta.png\" width=\"106\" height=\"25\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n        \n                <h3 class=\"cta-headline widget--bold\">Who You Work With Matters<\/h3>\n                        <p>House hunting can be alternately fun and exhausting and come with a million questions. 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