Four basic steps can get you to your goal: Knowing how much you’ll need, socking the money away, tapping any available outside sources to seed your fund and gaining a small edge with interest.
You can find a lot of help with your down payment. If you know where to look.
One of the biggest misconceptions of homebuying? The 20% down payment. Here’s how to buy with a lot less down.
It's time to put away old fashioned notions of down payments. Home buying in the 21st century is a little different.
A mortgage with no down payment seems a little bit like scoring a buy-a-home lottery ticket.
Mortgages from the Department of Veterans Affairs are known for not requiring a down payment. So why in the world would you make one? Here are five good reasons to put some money down on a VA loan.
A hot new scam targets home buyers: down payment wire fraud.
An FHA loan allows a smaller down payment and has relaxed qualifications and often a lower rate. The downside: Mortgage interest premiums commonly last for the life of the loan.
FHA loans allow down payments of 10% — or even 3.5%, depending on your credit score. For buyers with higher credit scores, other low-down-payment loans are available, too.
This could be the most important article you read during your home purchase.
The city where you plan to buy a home may offer loans with no money down.
They can slash your down payment, offer lower interest rates or help with low credit scores.
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