The typical household needs seven years to save for the average down payment, according to a new data report from Realtor.com. This is down from the peak of 16 years recorded in April 2022, although it remains well above the pre-pandemic level. In many expensive...
The typical down payment in during the third quarter was $30,400, according to a new data report from Realtor.com. That sum is roughly $500 higher than the second quarter’s level and nearly unchanged from one year earlier. During the third quarter, the average down...
The Bank of Mom and Dad is helping to keep the housing market afloat – a new survey from Redfin determined nearly one-quarter (23.8%) of young Americans who recently bought a home tapped into family money to help cover their down payment. The typical homebuyer’s down...
The typical homebuyer’s down payment in April was $62,468, according to a new data report from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN). This is a roughly 1% year-over-year drop and the first annual decline since the summer of 2023. In percentage terms, the typical homebuyer puts down...
Selling stocks to buy a house, the continued delay on confirming the new CFPB director, and layoffs at Fannie Mae. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of April 7-11. Hit: Taking Stock. One of the most intriguing real...
Bank of Canada Raises Rates for First Time Since 2023, Adding Pressure to H…
