Should You Buy a $1M Home Right Now? Here's the Honest Math.

Whitney Pauley

Published on: 23/05/2026

Rates are at a nine-month high and prices keep climbing, yet purchase applications just came in 7% higher than this time last year and pending home sales rose in April. Buyers are telling us something the headlines aren't.

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How Much Should You Put Down on a $1M Home?

Whitney Pauley

Published on: 07/04/2026

The real answer — not just "20%.

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