down payment

Example Sentences

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“We spent our whole careers to put a down payment on it.”

From MarketWatch

She is accused of using some of those funds to put a $150,000 down payment on a house in North Carolina and to pay for her wedding expenses.

From Los Angeles Times

But to unlock a flood of new lending, especially for first-time buyers trying to make a suitable down payment, would probably require much more than changes at the margins of capital rules.

From The Wall Street Journal

She gets dibs on spending the proceeds; she’s considering investments and a down payment for a larger home.

From The Wall Street Journal

The typical mortgage payment—excluding taxes and insurance, and assuming a 20% down payment—is 8.4% lower than a year ago.

From The Wall Street Journal