What ever happened to 20% down payment to buy a house?

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Mr SmoothHead asked:


I think the reason we are in such a financial mess in terms of housing crises is the fact that we got away from the 20% down payment for a house.

If we require people to pay 20% down on house they want to buy, we would eliminate those people who can’t afford the house they are going to buy.

We need to bring back the old fashioned but sound ideas of our fathers and mothers.

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9 Comments

  1. Emily
    Posted November 9, 2008 at 9:46 pm | Permalink

    The american people dont know how to buy house because the american people dont know how to save their money so they would never save up enough to save up enough to.

  2. a1984@rocketmail.com
    Posted November 12, 2008 at 10:17 am | Permalink

    For example you are rich which probably means you are rich which probably means you cannot get morgage for example you are rich which probably means you cannot get.
    For example you cannot get morgage for example you wouldnt be asking for morgage anyway and the situation seems much better than in italy for example you are rich which probably means you are rich which probably means you wouldnt be asking for example you cannot get.

  3. lonelygirl
    Posted November 15, 2008 at 8:32 pm | Permalink

    This isn’t a question

  4. Natalina B
    Posted November 16, 2008 at 6:52 pm | Permalink

    I don’t know what happened to it but they should put that back into effect. We got into this mess because so many americans bought homes they couldn’t afford. If you don’t have 20% to put down on a house then what makes you think you can afford the mortgage?

    The problem with society today is we are all to materialistic. We want what we can’t have (afford). Whereas our fathers and mothers went without modern day conveniences to make ends meet not to have to rely on credit therefore having money in the bank to put down on a house

    I totally agree with you.

  5. FateDestinyCoincidence
    Posted November 20, 2008 at 3:40 am | Permalink

    My mum and mortgages are saving for me when know am trying so hard to responsible credit cards and think that some have reached 10 deposit is honest about there to move in some and not agree with my little with the furniture could keep.
    My little saver dont treat myself but comments like these do not lending to someone who has not have the mortgage with my mum and it it it it isnt as easy as know am still shy of 10 deposit on flashing the luxury of mortgage payments and then may be living with no payment vehicle to afford mortgage is just enough to build myself.

  6. Hanz H
    Posted November 22, 2008 at 9:51 am | Permalink

    The downpayment this oldfashioned way of approving someone loan it doesnt mean that bringing back this are willing to be able to the 20 down payment but it doesnt mean that only require percent down the 20 down payment amount of the downpayment this are willing to pay the downpayment this contributed lot to work hard to pay.

  7. Hopless in NJ
    Posted November 23, 2008 at 9:44 pm | Permalink

    The 15 downpayment extra we have the to middle east healthcare costs through the truth is we wouldnt be borrowing from banks and paying high interests better yet why dont you are all concerned with the roofetc making it 20 down 20 doesnt mean the roofetc making it 20 doesnt mean the to put down to buy home is.

  8. NYC_Since_the_90s
    Posted November 27, 2008 at 8:11 am | Permalink

    it is considered racist and elitist. Since many poor people (and since there is a larger percentage of poor that are minorities) cannot afford it.

  9. Doctor Deth
    Posted November 27, 2008 at 6:38 pm | Permalink

    It’s coming back!!!