"Arizonans treading in the housing market's choppy waters have found an unusual lifeline - a group of non-profit organizations that siphon down payments from home sellers to buyers.
Use of the decade-old practice known as down-payment assistance has dramatically increased since the demise of subprime lending because it offers another opportunity for buyers without substantial savings to obtain mortgage loans.
Advocates of down-payment assistance contend it has kept Arizona's failing real-estate market on life support by opening doors for responsible borrowers who simply lack the cash for a down payment."
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Down-payment aid debated
Thursday, July 10, 2008
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