DSNews Author: Brian Honea December 11, 2014 The majority of mortgage industry professionals said they believed that the lowering of the down payment to 3 percent for first-time home buyers by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac was a step in the right direction for the housing market, according to Collingwood Group‘s November 2014 Mortgage Industry […]
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GSEs Officially Lower Down Payment to 3 Percent for Qualifying First-Time Homebuyers
DSNews Author: Brian Honea December 8, 2014 Following months of talk and speculation, bothFannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced on Monday they will begin allowing qualifying first-time borrowers to purchase homes with just a 3 percent down payment. By lowering the down payment down to 3 percent, leaders from the GSEs and the Federal […]
