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Citizens Trust Bank Unveils Down Payment Assistance Grant Program

Citizens Trust Bank Unveils Down Payment Assistance Grant Program

by Phil Hall | Mar 25, 2024 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Atlanta-based Citizens Trust Bank has launched its Down Payment Assistance Grant Program for eligible homebuyers seeking affordable housing opportunities. According to the bank, borrowers can receive a maximum of $2,000 grant contribution at the residential mortgage...
Freddie Mac Extends Mortgage Assistance to Very Low Income Borrowers

Freddie Mac Extends Mortgage Assistance to Very Low Income Borrowers

by Phil Hall | Feb 6, 2024 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced potential homebuyers earning 50% of area median income or less will be eligible for a $2,500 credit that may help with down payment and other costs at closing under a new initiative that begins on March 1. The funds can also be used...
loanDepot Unveils accessZERO Program to Assist Homebuyers

loanDepot Unveils accessZERO Program to Assist Homebuyers

by Phil Hall | Nov 1, 2023 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

loanDepot Inc. (NYSE: LDI) has launched its “accessZERO” program to assist borrowers challenged with barriers to affordable homeownership. The new program is available nationwide for Federal Housing Administration purchase mortgages and offers up to 5% in down payment...
Study: Home Down Payment Averages Nearly $85,000

Study: Home Down Payment Averages Nearly $85,000

by Phil Hall | Oct 24, 2023 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A down payment on a home across the nation’s 50 largest metros averages $84,499, according to a new study from LendingTree (NASDAQ:TREE). This sum is slightly lower than the average of $84,983 recorded one year earlier. LendingTree noted that none of the 50 largest...
Homebuyers Increasingly Tap Into the Bank of Mom and Dad

Homebuyers Increasingly Tap Into the Bank of Mom and Dad

by Phil Hall | Oct 10, 2023 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Today’s homebuyers are receiving more than a little help from their families in their pursuit of the American Dream of homeownership. A new survey of 2,000 adults by LendingTree (NASDASQ:TREE) found nearly two in five homeowners (39%) have received down payment...
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