Years ago, a 20% down payment was a requirement for obtaining a mortgage loan. Putting that much money down made it less likely that borrowers would simply default on their home loans and gave lenders a measure of security and collateral in the case of fo
If you have been delaying purchasing your new home, Now might be the time to act. According to several different industry mortgage rate surveys, rates will be even higher by the time 2015 rolls around. This is not the only issue in delaying your potentia
Are you a Millennial Home Buyer that's planning on purchasing a home in 2014? According to a recent Plute Group survey of Millennial Home Buyers over 85% plan to purchase a home in the near future. With over 49% planning on purchasing a home within th
According to the National Association of Realtors 2013 survey of First Time Home Buyers, the most common ways that homebuyers came up with the downpayment needed to buy a home was cutting down luxury spending. Cutting down entertainment spendin
According to a recent NAR (National Association of Realtors) Home Buyers & Home Sellers profile survey for 2013, here are the most common sources First Time Home Buyers used for the down payment on there new home purchases. Looks like saving
There are all sorts of home loan programs out there, including zero down, no down payment, or 100% financing mortgages. Buying a home without having to come up with a down payment (usually worth tens of thousands of dollars) sounds like a pretty nice de