The median down payment on a house for a first-time buyer is 9 percent, and some loan programs allow for as little as 3 percent down. A larger down payment can result in a lower interest rate but also ...

If one of your resolutions for 2026 is to get yourself in position to become a first-time homebuyer, the time to get started ...

Younger and first-time buyers make smaller down payments than older buyers — and less than 20% is totally normal. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of ...

Vice President Kamala Harris has rolled out a list of actions she would take to tackle the affordable housing crisis in the U.S. if she wins the presidency, including the expansion of President ...

One of Harris' campaign promises was a program in which first-time homebuyers would receive $25,000 towards a down payment. The program added extra support for first ...

The homebuying process can be daunting and exhausting. Once you’ve found your mortgage and gone through the closing process, that headache is lifted. But then you have the next step of managing and ...

Facing high interest rates and home prices, some buyers have only a small down payment to offer. But they still have plenty of options. By Tara Siegel Bernard and Ron Lieber It’s a perennial question ...