Tag Archives: Down Payments

No Money? No Worries. Home Lenders Ease Rules

The only low down payment loan left was through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)—the government’s loan insurer. The FHA took on a huge share of the market, far more than it was ever meant to, and while that helped prop … Continue reading

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Bay Area home sales, prices up in August

Propelled by cheap mortgages, an improving economy and strong buyer demand, home sales in the Bay Area recorded their best August in six years as prices continued to surge, according to a real estate report released Friday. In the nine-county … Continue reading

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