down payment
Example Sentences
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But five years ago, he agreed to put $12,000 toward closing costs and part of the down payment for his son’s house.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Related: My sister, mother and I are giving my son $20,000 toward a down payment.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
“With conventional loans, lenders usually allow gift money for some or all of your down payment, closing costs and financial reserves you’ll use to pay the mortgage,” Experian says.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
My son is buying his first home, and his grandmother, aunt and I are giving him $20,000 for the down payment.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
She had very little money to make a down payment, so there was a rather large mortgage- That fall she was back in Dorchester County, Maryland, again.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
