Homebuyers might be relieved to hear that down payments are finally dropping from recent historic highs. A new report by Realtor.com® shows that the median down payment homebuyers plunked down from ...

According to Realtor.com, homeownership in 2026 is forecast to be more affordable as mortgage rates decline. Saving up for a down payment is still a barrier for many people looking to buy a home. Over ...

Buyers are putting forth less money up-front since the US housing market has cooled. The trajectory of mortgage rates may help determine what happens to down payments. Here are 10 places where down ...

Even though down payments remain an obstacle to prospective homebuyers across the country, affordability conditions have improved significantly in the past three years. That’s the key takeaway from a ...

There’s a glimmer of good news for would-be home buyers who have been shut out of the housing market due to affordability challenges. On the national level, the median down payment came in at an ...

The real estate listing website's April data show the housing market is holding its own amid economic difficulties.

Not as long as their children must. Getting to 20 percent down is a lot harder these days. By Vince Dixon With each new generation of home buyers, housing prices rise — and so does the time it takes ...

The number of these programs, which come from a range of sources, is rising in the United States, but there are barriers to entry. By Heather Senison When Benjamin Sar’s friend suggested he save up to ...