First-time home buyers are getting a lot of help these days.  We already have the $8,000 home buyer tax credit.  Then, the California Association of Realtors launched the C.A.R. Mortgage Protection Plan last month. The City of Big Bear Lake is getting into the mix as well. As proposed by the Big Bear Lake City Council Improvement Agency, the first-time home buyer down payment assistance program will provide for an advance of up to 5% or $19,000 (whichever is less) towards the buyer's down-payment on a primary … [Read more...]