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Think outside the bank.
While your mortgage loan will come from a lending institution such as a credit
union, your down payment can come from outside sources.
Goddard says family members can be a good source. "There are loans that allow
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FINDING THE
Each year Forbes releases its America's Fastest-Growing
Cities list. This year, the top fi ve cities:
The main thing they
all have in common:
Job growth is more than
3 percent, and unemployment
rates are between 4.1 and 4.9
percent, well under the national
average of 5.7 percent, according
to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Seattle, Wash.
Houston, Texas
Austin, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Raleigh,
N.C.
