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How Much Do You Know About Down Payments?

Post published:6 August, 2019
Post category:Buying Myths Down Payments First Time Home Buyers For Buyers For Sellers Move-Up Buyers

Whether you’ve owned a home before, or you’re ready to jump into homeownership for the first time, there are always a lot of questions swirling around about what is truly…

5 Powerful Reasons to Own Instead of Rent

Post published:9 July, 2019
Post category:Down Payments First Time Home Buyers For Buyers For Sellers Move-Up Buyers Rent vs. Buy

Owning a home has great financial benefits. In a recent research paper, Homeownership and the American Dream, Laurie S. Goodman and Christopher Mayer of the Urban Land Institute explained: “Homeownership…

2 Myths Holding Back Home Buyers

Post published:10 June, 2019
Post category:Buying Myths Down Payments First Time Home Buyers For Buyers For Sellers Housing Market Updates Move-Up Buyers

Freddie Mac recently released a report entitled, “Perceptions of Down Payment Consumer Research.” Their research revealed that, “For many prospective homebuyers, saving for a down payment is the largest barrier to achieving the…

The Benefits of a 20% Down Payment

Post published:8 May, 2019
Post category:Buying Myths Down Payments First Time Home Buyers For Buyers For Sellers Move-Up Buyers

If you are in the market to buy a home this year, you may be confused about how much money you need to come up with for your down payment.…

How Quickly Can You Save Your Down Payment?

Post published:29 April, 2019
Post category:Down Payments First Time Home Buyers For Buyers For Sellers Housing Market Updates Move-Up Buyers

Saving for a down payment is often the biggest hurdle for a first-time homebuyer. Depending on where you live, median income, median rents, and home prices all vary. So, we…

Slaying the Largest Homebuying Myths Today [INFOGRAPHIC]

Post published:12 April, 2019
Post category:Buying Myths Down Payments First Time Home Buyers For Buyers For Sellers Housing Market Updates Infographics Interest Rates Move-Up Buyers Pricing Rent vs. Buy

Some Highlights: The average down payment for first-time homebuyers is only 6%! Mortgage interest rates have been on the decline since November! Hop in now to lock in a low…

Your Tax Refund Is The Key To Homeownership!

Post published:25 March, 2019
Post category:Down Payments First Time Home Buyers For Buyers For Sellers Housing Market Updates Move-Up Buyers

According to data released by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Americans can expect an estimated average refund of $3,143 this year when filing their taxes. This is down slightly from the average…

3 Tips for Making Your Dream of Buying A Home Come True [INFOGRAPHIC]

Post published:22 February, 2019
Post category:Down Payments First Time Home Buyers For Buyers Infographics

Some Highlights: Setting up an automatic savings plan that saves a small amount of every check is one of the best ways to save without thinking too much about it.…

One More Time… You Do Not Need 20% Down to Buy a Home

Post published:5 February, 2019
Post category:Buying Myths Down Payments First Time Home Buyers For Buyers For Sellers Move-Up Buyers

The largest obstacle renters face when planning to buy a home is saving for a down payment. This challenge is amplified by rising rents, which has eaten into the amount…

Will Your Side Hustle Buy You a House This Year?

Post published:21 November, 2018
Post category:Buying Myths Down Payments First Time Home Buyers For Buyers Millennials

The top concern for most first-time home buyers is their ability to save for a down payment. According to a new survey, 36% of millennials took on a second job…