Buyers in Sacramento County’s hot but tight home sales market saw prices jump last month to the highest levels since the big bubble years in the mid-2000s. The median price has now risen every month in the last six years, hitting $357,000 in April, according to CoreLogic, a real estate data company. That’s 12 percent […]

One hurdle many would-be home buyers face – or think they face — is the need to come up with a big chunk of cash to make a 20% down payment. The good news is that you don’t have to have 20% down, even in today’s tight credit environment, to buy a house. Read More…