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Redfin Reports the Typical Buyer's Down Payment is 16% of the Home's Price

1. US homebuyers' down payment increased to 16.3% and $63,188. 2. Report shows a 7.5% YoY rise, the biggest surge in five months.

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Higher down payments suggest stronger buyer commitment but also signal rising home prices and tighter credit conditions. Historically, similar periodic housing reports have had limited long-term impact on brokerage stocks.

How important is it?

The report directly reinforces RDFN’s role in market research, influencing investor sentiment moderately; however, such routine updates typically produce only a moderate price movement.

Why Short Term?

Investors are likely to react immediately to consumer behavior metrics, though these changes may not persist over time.

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ: RDFN) — The typical U.S. homebuyer's down payment was equal to 16.3% of the purchase price in December, up from 15% a year earlier, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. In dollar terms, the typical homebuyer's down payment was $63,188. That's up 7.5% from a year earlier, the biggest increase in five months. The data in Redfin's report is from the company's analysis of county records across 40 of the.

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