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Too many potential buyers think they won’t qualify

Too many potential buyers think they won’t qualify

by DeVore Design, November 10, 2015

Most people don’t know that they can buy a home with only 3 percent down, Freddie Mac says. To boost homeownership, Freddie is partnering with faith-based organizations as a way to attract more potential borrowers to its 3 percent downpayment mortgage product.

In recent years, many faith-based groups switched their attention from homebuyer outreach programs to foreclosure prevention because the financial crisis took a toll on many existing homeowners. Freddie hopes that some of these groups will again start to focus their efforts on homeownership.

The initiative includes financial education seminars and counseling sessions hosted by faith-based bodies that will use materials provided by Freddie Mac.

The mortgage finance giant has also partnered with Quicken Loans, other lenders and non-profits to promote its 3 percent downpayment program.

Many consumers are qualified to own a home but may not realize that, says Chris Boyle, a senior vice president at Freddie Mac. “We do think there’s a market out there that is not coming to the fore, and millennials is one group,” according to Boyle.

Source: American Banker (11/03/15) Berry, Kate

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