When Breanna Reish decided to buy a home back in 2009, she didn’t have a lot of extra cash on hand, so she looked at foreclosures. She found an older home that had been virtually stripped to the bone, ...

Amanuel Gebre, right, and his father after he signed a deal for his first home on Sept. 10, 2024. (Courtesy Amanuel Gebre) Buying a home for the first time in this unpredictable D.C. area market can ...