June 29, 2025

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Down payments shrink as homebuyers scoop up FHA, VA loans

  • June 16, 2025

The median down payment has hovered around 15% since the COVID-19 pandemic, up from 10% in preceding years. Down payments last declined in the summer of 2023, driven by falling home sale prices. While home prices are increasing today — rising 1.4% year over year in April — home-price growth has slowed and is contributing

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Mortgage applications drop after weeks of growth

  • March 19, 2025

The Market Composite Index, which measures mortgage loan application volume, decreased 6.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. On an unadjusted basis, the index decreased 6% from last week. The refinance index decreased 13% from the previous week, but was 70% higher than the same week one year ago. The seasonally adjusted

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