down payment

Example Sentences

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He has long maintained that his company, which started in 2011 and offered mortgages for as little as a 1% down payment, has not preyed on its customers.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

Note: Assumes a 20% down payment and a 33% debt-to-income ratio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

The new offering from Better Home & Finance and Coinbase allows home buyers to pledge bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies when making a down payment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Real estate, as you said, is probably off the table, seeing as the median down payment on a home clocks in at $62,000, according to Bankrate.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 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