If you're financing your home purchase with a mortgage, the down payment is the up front amount you pay at closing. Saving for your down payment is the first step in the homebuying process. It can ...

This column goes out to anyone who has lost a home to a natural disaster. My heart goes out to the thousands of people in Los Angeles County who are displaced and dealing with this very scenario.

With prices high, putting aside enough cash to buy a house can be daunting. But housing experts say there are assistance programs in all 50 states. By Ann Carrns Wishing you could buy a home? It can ...

Wishing you could buy a home? It can be challenging to save enough for a down payment, given how much houses now cost. But many people don’t realize myriad programs offer grants or loans to help ...

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Down-payment assistance programs can help first-time homebuyers on Long Island cut down on the time they need to save to purchase a home. But first-time buyers need to know how to apply. The need for ...

If you've set your sights on homeownership, and you've got the funds to kickstart that dream, you may be wondering how you should invest them to achieve your goal of buying a home in five years. This ...

With mortgage rates still about 6% and housing prices near record highs, buying a first home might seem impossible for many, but a down payment assistance program for first-time buyers can be a game ...

Affordability is one of the biggest challenges homebuyers face, partly because high home prices force most buyers to make large down payments. But that’s not the only out-of-pocket cost when you buy a ...