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Are Student Loans Holding You Back from Homeownership? Help May Have Arrived.

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July 1, 2021

As of June 2021, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), unit of the Department of Housing and Urban Development that provides insurance on mortgages as little as 3.5% down, has…

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How Low Interest Rates are Impacting Affordability in the Housing Market

on
December 17, 2020

When the 2008 recession hit, Americans doubled their rate of saving almost overnight, from around 3.5% to over 7%. By 2012, the national savings rate was at 12%, and…