{"id":24923,"date":"2024-08-26T07:00:38","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T14:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=24923"},"modified":"2026-04-05T20:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T03:57:08","slug":"buyer-what-is-a-hud-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/buyer-what-is-a-hud-home\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is a HUD Home? 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