By: Pat Mertz Esswein, Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, September 2009
Closing costs for a home average 3% of the purchase price -- and go as high as 6% in higher-tax areas. Plus, for most loans you must still come up with at least a 5% down payment. But you can use the following strategies to reduce the pain.
Read more: http://kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2009/09/home-purchase-settlement-costs.html
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