Esme Murphy, a reporter and Sunday morning anchor for WCCO-TV, has been a member of the WCCO-TV staff since December 1990. She is also a weekend talk show host on WCCO Radio. Born and raised in New ...

Katherine Watt is a former CNET Money writer focusing on mortgages, home equity and banking. She previously wrote about personal finance for NextAdvisor. Based in New York, Katherine graduated summa ...

The standard down payment when purchasing a home is 20% of the purchase price — but that does not necessarily mean that's how much you have to pay. In fact, "in 2023, the typical down payment for ...

This Redditor is debating whether or not they can afford a home based on their current salary. At best, most people shouldn’t exceed 25% of their net take-home pay for the mortgage. Based on the ...