According to Google Trends, online searches for down payment information recently hit an all-time high. And that’s a clear sign more buyers are trying to figure out what they really need to save before making a move (see graph below):

If you’re wondering the same thing, you can always turn to the internet for answers. But a lot of the [...]

When Buying a Home Feels Out of Reach, Some Families Do This Instead

 

For a lot of people, the math on buying a home just doesn’t really work right now. Maybe that’s how it feels for you too. You look at the cost of buying. Then you look at the cost of childcare. And it starts to feel like you have to choose one or the other.

But some families are finding a way to make both work by doing something a little different: [...]

 

Mortgage rates have already dropped into the upper 5s twice this year. But after just a few days, they ticked back up into the low 6% range. If you saw that and thought, “Great. I missed it,” you’re not the only one.

Many buyers are treating the 5s like some kind of magic number. As if moving from 6.1% to 5.99% suddenly changes [...]

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