Report Recommends Raising Consumer Awareness of Down Payment Assistance A new report on credit access and affordability by the Urban Institute’s Housing Finance Policy Center commissioned by Down Payment Resource and Freddie Mac...
Down Payment Program Data Grows in Size and Scope Homeownership Program Index Reports More Than 16,000 Program Changes in Q3 2017 Down Payment Resource communicates with more than 1,300 housing agencies each month...
Student loan debt sidelining your homeownership dreams? These programs may help. When it comes to consumer debt, student loans rank at the top. In recent years, student loan debt grew much faster than any other...
How 3 People Conquered Credit Trouble and Bought Homes Unless you’ve built a stockpile of savings or lucked into a windfall, you’ll probably need a mortgage to buy a home. Qualifying for one...
How much should you save for home improvements? Millennials are leading the drive to DIY, according to the new Zillow Consumer Housing Trends report. In fact, the younger the homeowner, the more...
How Low Should You Go? Pros and Cons of a Low Down Payment When it comes to a down payment on your home, are you aiming high or low? The down payment is the number one reason...
Buying a home? Here’s what the Equifax breach could mean for you. We should all be paying attention to the recent Equifax data breach, estimated to potentially impact the personal data of 143 million U.S. consumers....
How Long Will it Take to Save Your Down Payment? When you’re saving to buy a home, you want it to go as quickly as possible. Right? But, based on your current salary, how...
Sean Moss Named to HousingWire’s Annual Insiders List Sean Moss Selected by HousingWire’s Editorial Board for Vital and Dynamic Contributions to Down Payment Resource We’re very pleased to announce that Sean Moss, SVP...
Shared Equity Programs Gain Popularity for Municipalities, Private Investors Our Second Quarter 2017 Homeownership Program Index highlights the latest trends across all down payment programs, plus growth in shared equity program models as homeownership...
Is Mortgage Insurance Really Worth It? If you’re considering a low down payment mortgage—less than 20%–you may have heard you’ll need to pay mortgage insurance (also known as MI, private...
New Changes to Low Down Payment Mortgages: What You Need to Know Recently, mortgage investor Freddie Mac clarified that it would not purchase certain low down payment loans that include lender contributions to the buyers’ down payment if they...
