down payment
Example Sentences
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I contributed a small amount to the down payment, which I considered a gift.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
If it returns a paltry 2% over the next 13 years, that child will graduate high school with $300,000—enough for college, trade school or a down payment on a home.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 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
Mahan also wants to reform a law, Senate Bill 800, which he says makes it too risky for developers to build condominiums that serve as entry into home ownership, and provide more down payment assistance.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
A few months later, we used the advance for my second novel and placed a down payment on a pretty, two-bedroom Victorian house in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
