{"id":72,"date":"2026-10-04T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/?p=72"},"modified":"2026-10-04T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T13:00:00","slug":"the-average-down-payment-on-a-house-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/04\/the-average-down-payment-on-a-house-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"The Average Down Payment On A House, Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Understanding down payments is central to the homebuying journey\u2014whether you\u2019re a first-time buyer or moving up. In 2025, we saw the median down payment for U.S. homebuyers hit 19%. First-timers typically put down 10%, while repeat buyers averaged 23%. With so many loan options out there, down payment requirements can really vary. It\u2019s worth noting that putting down 20% lets you skip PMI, which can help your bottom line over time. For those who need a little extra help, assistance programs and careful budgeting can open doors. Drawing on our years of experience leasing and selling homes across L.A., Ventura, and Riverside Counties\u2014and as multi-unit owners ourselves\u2014we see every day how understanding these numbers makes all the difference for clients and landlords alike.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quickenloans.com\/learn\/average-down-payment-on-house\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Understanding down payments is central to the homebuying journey\u2014whether you\u2019re a first-time buyer or moving up. In 2025, we saw the median down payment for U.S. homebuyers hit 19%. First-timers typically put down 10%, while repeat buyers averaged 23%. With so many loan options out there, down payment requirements can really vary. It\u2019s worth noting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":407,"featured_media":73,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/407"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72\/revisions\/74"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thefirstcoupleofrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}