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Maybe they should just negotiate better 'downpayments'.
DGA and AMPTP Got Contract Steve Hulett 2008
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So the way forward was to pull money from other programs and use it to make the downpayments on new ships.
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So unless (a) there is a law forcing banks to lend with lower downpayments or (b) the state allows the bank to seize assets other than your house, banks are going to demand these levels of down payment whether you like it or not.
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Foshan's moves come amid declining property sales in many major cities following a series of government tightening measures that include higher mortgage downpayments and limits on purchases.
Chinese City in U-Turn on Easing Property Grip Esther Fung 2011
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Both Bush and Mozila repeatedly denounced downpayments as the chief barrier to closing the racial housing gap in America.
Matthew Yglesias » Brink Lindsey Accuses Progressives of Peddling “Nostalgianomics” 2009
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The city has also tightened restrictions, limiting families to buying just one new home, freezing mortgages on third-home purchases and raising required downpayments and interest rates charged for second homes.
Shanghai To Impose Limited Property Tax By ELAINE KURTENBACH 2011
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The companies would require 10% downpayments for all loans.
Fannie and Freddie: Obama offers 3 options for mortgage market overhaul 2011
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After the collapse of Northern Rock, typical downpayments demanded from first-time buyers leapt from near zero to more than £30,000 on average.
First-time buyers are rarer than ever despite falling house prices 2011
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Borrowers in most states are allowed to walk away from their mortgages, surrendering only their downpayments if any while dumping their soured housing bets on a bank.
What Caused the Bubble? Jr. Holman W. Jenkins 2011
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For example, in his campaign against downpayments, Bush would call for closing the racial gaps in homeownership:
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