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Down Payments: Bigger Isn’t Always Better

Will Springer Realtor

Many of those buyers are investors, some are taking advantage of generous contributions from family or friends, while others are using equity from their existing home to purchase a vacation spot. This knowledge is critical to have when saving for a home and estimating when buyers may reach their down payment goal.

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Expectations for 2025 in Seattle/King County Real Estate

Will Springer Realtor

home buyers pay about 42% of their income toward housing costs (insurance, mortgage, utilities), according to John Burns Research and Consulting (JBRC), and a whopping 56% of buyer incomes in Seattle metro (October report). Learn more on what drives mortgage rates.) Seattle and Bend, Ore., Seattle will always face competition in tech.

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Divergent paths: Housing market policies under a Trump or Harris administration

Housing Wire

This means moving forward with projects to cut insurance premiums , reduce fees and provide new loan products, such as Freddie Mac’s closed-end second mortgages. percentage points to the core personal consumption expenditures price index — the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation — in late 2027 and early 2028. FDIC) and the FHFA.