To address one of the largest barriers faced by first-time homebuyers, Freddie Mac has introduced an innovative platform for housing professionals called DPA One®. Launched in September 2023, this ...

Home prices have surged in recent years. Luckily, thousands of programs provide assistance for down payments. Shutterstock Purchasing a home is a lot more complicated than swapping cash for a set of ...

Saving for a down payment is one of the biggest obstacles to homeownership in the United States, even for buyers who can afford monthly mortgage payments. Having to gather thousands of dollars upfront ...

One-fifth of aspiring homeowners (20 percent) believe they’ll never be able to save enough for a down payment, according to Bankrate’s Down Payment Survey. You don’t have to rely solely on savings to ...

Freddie Mac is rolling out a free tool for lenders, DPA One, that matches borrowers with down payment assistance programs across the country. DPA One streamlines the available state programs into a ...

New platform aims to aggregate and streamline access to a wide range of assistance programs, with a focus on making homeownership more attainable for first-time and repeat buyers. An estimated 5% of ...

On December 4, Freddie Mac announced new, standardized mortgage documents aimed at of making down payment assistance (DPA) programs more accessible nationwide. According to Freddie Mac, the ...

Buying your first home can feel like a huge leap. With rising home prices, a competitive housing market, and the weight of all those extra costs, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. Over half of ...

MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today announced new, standardized mortgage documents that increase clarity, consistency and accessibility of down payment ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Detroit renters looking to become homeowners have another opportunity to make that happen. City officials, joined by President Joe ...