In 2025, the median down payment for first-time homebuyers was 10% — the highest median since 1989, according to the National ...

A: In my experience, first-time homebuyers most often save their money (sometimes for years), borrow from their retirement ...

Neighbors Bank reports that first-time homebuyers face challenges, but preparation, budgeting, credit improvement, and ...

Andrea Riquier is a former Staff Writer at Forbes Advisor. She is a New York-based writer covering mortgages and the housing market. She was previously at Dow Jones MarketWatch, on the housing market ...

Here are the best lenders that offer loan options for first-time homebuyers in May 2025. Benefit from low down payments, grants, and flexible credit requirements.

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Recent data show how typical down payments have jumped since the pandemic for first-time and repeat homebuyers alike Nastasic / Getty Images The average down payment for 2024–25 buyers hit 19%, the ...

Bank of America said it is now offering first-time homebuyers in a select group of cities zero down payment, zero closing cost mortgages to help grow homeownership among Black and Hispanic/Latino ...

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 ...