down payment

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Many also have to pay the tax if they sell investments to fund a down payment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

You gave her a down payment and you helped her out with mortgage payments half a dozen times.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

The typical monthly mortgage payment on an existing single-family home, assuming a 20% down payment, was $1,979 in the first quarter, according to data released Tuesday by the National Association of Realtors.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Tran would work to expand programs, such as the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, to incentivize developers to build more affordable units, and to provide direct mortgage relief and down payment assistance to first-time homebuyers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

“Sir, if you have a down payment of three thou, I can make you owner of something a lot better than a pair of rabbits. What about a goat?”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick