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Higher home prices don’t mean bigger down payments, percentage-wise
The residential market has had a wild year and a half, with home prices, bidding wars and all-cash offers...
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Coral Gables condo developer offers zero-interest down-payment loans
Don’t want to hand over the cash for a 50 percent deposit on a multimillion-dollar condo in the middle...
New York
Can’t afford a down payment? Don’t worry, banks and startups have a plan
As renters struggle to set aside money each month, companies are coming up with others ways for them secure...
Zero-down payment mortgages are back
They were all the rage — then the scourge — of the housing boom and bust. Now they’re back, big time: Home mortgages that require tiny or zero-down payments from buyers. Several major lenders...
In Miami, 65% say down payments hold them back from buying a home: report
Down payments for a home are giving some potential buyers sticker shock. In Miami, coming up with the down...
Insurance for your down payment coming soon
From the New York website: When you put down thousands of dollars to purchase a home, you’re taking a potentially serious financial risk: You could lose some or all of that money if the value...
Miami-Dade home buyers paying big down payments
Home buyers in Miami-Dade County put down some of the biggest down payments in the country during the first...
20 percent down? Don’t bet on it.
Remember the proposed requirement from six federal agencies that homebuyers make minimum 20 percent down payments if they want the lowest interest rates? Remember the controversy that erupted over the plan last spring, when...
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