Buying a Home Can Be Scary - Until You Know the Facts
Posted by Richard Newman on Friday, October 23rd, 2015 at 10:51am.
Keeping Current Matters, 10/23/15
Some Highlights:
- 36% of Americans think they need a 20% down payment to buy a home. 44% of Millennials who purchased a home this year have put down less than 10%.
- 71% of loan applications were approved last month
- The average credit score of approved loans was 723 in September (the lowest recorded score since Ellie Mae began tracking in August 2011).