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...
Do You Still Believe Homeownership is a Good Investment? As home prices rebound, rents increase and entry level inventory remains tight, more buyers—60 percent—say they are concerned about affordability, according to the National...
Feeling stuck in your home buying journey? These success stories will inspire you. If you’re one of the first in your crowd to buy a home, you may feel alone in your journey. Has the prospect of...
How to Start Saving for a Home When You’re Still Renting by Beth Kotz If you’re used to living in a cramped apartment and paying rent to a landlord who never fixes anything, then you’ve...
Becoming a First-time Buyer in America’s Least Affordable City For millennials in America’s fastest growing cities, becoming a first-time homebuyer is more challenging because average wages can’t keep up with the rising cost...
