{"id":83993,"date":"2026-02-16T05:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T13:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/?p=83993"},"modified":"2026-02-13T14:50:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T22:50:25","slug":"down-payments-fall-december-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/down-payments-fall-december-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Homebuyer Down Payments Shrink for First Time in 5 Months"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong><i>The typical homebuyer\u2019s down payment dropped 1.5% year over year in December to $64,000 as elevated housing costs and increased negotiating power drove buyers to spend less upfront.<\/i><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong><i>In percentage terms, the typical homebuyer put down 15.2% of the purchase price, compared with 16.7% a year earlier.<\/i><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The typical U.S. homebuyer\u2019s down payment fell 1.5% year over year to $64,000 in December\u2014the first decline in five months.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"datawrapper-vis-MavVq\" style=\"min-height: 279px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" defer src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/MavVq\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\" data-target=\"#datawrapper-vis-MavVq\"><\/script><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/MavVq\/full.png\" alt=\"Homebuyer Down Payments Fell Slightly in 2025 (Small multiple line chart)\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\nThe data in this report is from a Redfin analysis of county records across 38 of the most populous U.S. metropolitan areas. December 2025 is the most recent month for which data is available. Down payment data is limited to home purchases for which buyers took out a mortgage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The median home sale price rose slightly in December (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/home-sales-fall-december-2025\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.5%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) but down payments fell in dollar terms partly because the typical homebuyer put down a lower percentage of the purchase price than a year earlier.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In percentage terms, the typical homebuyer put down 15.2% of the purchase price, compared with 16.7% a year earlier. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"datawrapper-vis-6wdVG\" style=\"min-height: 436px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" defer src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/6wdVG\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\" data-target=\"#datawrapper-vis-6wdVG\"><\/script><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/6wdVG\/full.png\" alt=\"The Typical U.S. Homebuyer Puts 15% Down (Column Chart)\" \/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n\u201cDown payments may be falling in part because Americans are seeking out more affordable homes due to high prices, elevated mortgage rates and economic uncertainty,\u201d said Redfin Principal Economist <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/author\/sheharyarbokhari\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sheharyar Bokhari<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u201cSellers typically prefer buyers who make large down payments because it signals financial stability, but sellers don\u2019t have much say in today\u2019s market. Buyers hold the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/homebuyer-discounts-below-list-price-2025\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">negotiating power<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because there are <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/buyers-vs-sellers-december-2025\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> homes for sale than people who want to buy them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s worth noting that while mortgage rates remain more than double the all-time low hit during the pandemic, they have come down in recent months. The average 30-year-fixed mortgage rate now sits at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freddiemac.com\/pmms\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6.09%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is just shy of the lowest level since 2022. That has helped bring <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/housing-market-update-monthly-payments-big-decline\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">down<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> monthly mortgage payments, which <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/housing-market-update-2026-housing-market-mood\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">may<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> bring more homebuyers off of the sidelines this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Metro-Level Highlights<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The data below represents December 2025 and covers 38 of the most populous U.S. metros.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The median down payment was highest in San Francisco ($400,310), San Jose, CA ($360,000) and Anaheim, CA ($270,800). It was lowest in Virginia Beach, VA ($8,700), Cleveland ($25,025) and Cincinnati ($25,143). Virginia Beach has the highest share of homebuyers taking out VA loans, which require little to no down payment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Orlando, FL, the median down payment fell 23.9% year over year\u2014the largest decline among the metros Redfin analyzed. Next came Cincinnati (-22.6%) and Atlanta (-18.9%). The biggest increases were in Cleveland (31.7%), Providence, RI (20.4%) and Baltimore (20%).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The median down payment percentage was highest in San Francisco (25%), San Jose (23.9%) and Anaheim (21.4%). It was lowest in Virginia Beach (3%), Atlanta (8.4%) and Las Vegas (8.4%).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The median down payment percentage fell most in Orlando (-6.3 ppts), Charlotte, NC (-4.4 ppts) and Anaheim (-3.6 ppts). It rose most in Chicago (4.9 ppts), Milwaukee (3.7 ppts) and Cleveland (3 ppts).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-518\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-518\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\"><strong>U.S. metro area<\/strong><\/span><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\"><strong>Median down payment ($)<\/strong><\/span><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\"><strong>Year-over-year change in median down payment ($)<\/strong><\/span><\/th><th class=\"column-4\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\"><strong>Median down payment (%)<\/strong><\/span><\/th><th class=\"column-5\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\"><strong>Year-over-year change in median down payment (%)<\/strong><\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">Anaheim, CA<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">$270,800 <\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">-5.0%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">21.4%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">-3.6 ppts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">Atlanta, GA<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">$30,600 <\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">-18.9%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">8.4%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">-1.6 ppts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">Baltimore, MD<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">$36,000 <\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">20.0%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">10.0%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">0.9 ppts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">Charlotte, NC<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">$44,000 <\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">-12.0%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">10.0%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">-4.4 ppts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">Chicago, IL<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">$43,600 <\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">16.3%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">15.0%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">4.9 ppts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">Cincinnati, OH<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">$25,143 <\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">-22.6%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">10.0%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">0.0 ppts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">Cleveland, OH<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">$25,025 <\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">31.7%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">11.9%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">3.0 ppts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">Columbus, OH<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">$32,750 <\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">-4.3%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">10.0%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">0.0 ppts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">Denver, CO<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">$78,400 <\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">-7.3%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">15.0%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">0.0 ppts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">Fort Lauderdale, FL<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">$58,500 <\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">-4.5%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">20.0%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">0.0 ppts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">Jacksonville, FL<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">$33,140 <\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">-4.6%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">10.0%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">0.0 ppts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">Las Vegas, NV<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">$34,125 <\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">-18.8%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">8.4%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">-1.6 ppts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">Los Angeles, CA<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">$166,000 <\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">-8.1%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">20.0%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">0.0 ppts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">Miami, FL<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">$81,400 <\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">-7.2%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">20.0%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">0.0 ppts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">Milwaukee, WI<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">$36,750 <\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">14.5%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">14.3%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">3.7 ppts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">Minneapolis, MN<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">$41,963 <\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">-0.1%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">10.0%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">-1.4 ppts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">Montgomery County, PA<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">$80,500 <\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">-0.6%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">20.0%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">0.0 ppts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">Nashville, TN<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">$46,250 <\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">-7.7%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">10.0%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">-0.7 ppts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">New Brunswick, NJ<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">$113,875 <\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">9.3%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">20.0%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">0.0 ppts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">New York, NY<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">$183,900 <\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">2.2%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">20.0%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">0.0 ppts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">Newark, NJ<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">$105,000 <\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">16.7%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">20.0%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">0.0 ppts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">Oakland, CA<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">$177,600 <\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">-11.2%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">20.0%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">0.0 ppts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-24\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">Orlando, FL<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">$45,000 <\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">-23.9%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">12.3%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">-6.3 ppts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-25\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">Philadelphia, PA<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">$30,000 <\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">11.1%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">10.0%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">0.0 ppts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-26\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">Phoenix, AZ<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">$50,350 <\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">0.7%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">10.2%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">0.2 ppts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-27\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">Portland, OR<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">$79,375 <\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">5.8%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">17.2%<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">2.2 ppts<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-28\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">Providence, RI<\/span><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><span style=\"color:#1D1C1D;\">$65,000 <\/span><\/td><td 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