Gone are the days when a mortgage borrower had to put a 20% down payment to secure a home. The median down payment for ...

Down Payment Resource (DPR) today released its Q1 2025 Homeownership Program Index (HPI) report, which saw the number of entities offering homebuyer assistance programs increase by 55 year-over-year.

Owning a home as part of the “American dream” isn’t just ancient wisdom that worked for your boomer grandparents. People who buy their first homes before age 30 see a 22.5% higher net worth by age 50, ...

No-down-payment mortgages are rare, typically only available to people with high credit scores who can document adequate ...

DPR’s Q4 2025 index reports 2,619 down payment assistance programs nationwide, a 6% annual increase, with growing support for first-time and first-generation buyers. AI Summary Down Payment Resource ...

Saving for a down payment is one of the biggest obstacles to homeownership in the United States, even for buyers who can afford monthly mortgage payments. Having to gather thousands of dollars upfront ...

Recognition highlights nearly two decades of building the industry's authoritative voice on down payment programs - ...