Daniella Cheslow

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539 appearances 15 recordings 1 series first heard Aug 2022 last heard Dec 2022

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Hey, Daniela.

How are you?

Great.

You've been speaking to people who thought they'd buy a house, but now they're delaying.

What are the reasons they gave for hitting pause?

I was a little surprised to see in your reporting that down payments have been growing.

The value of a down payment has been rising.

Can you explain what's behind that?

Doubling the average size of a down payment over three years, that is a really striking statistic.

So let's talk about some strategies for maintaining and growing a down payment while in a holding position.

What about options like inflation bonds or other things like it?

You mentioned this idea of some investments not quite lining up with when someone hopes to buy a house.

How can a buyer use his or her timeline to guide the kind of savings they choose?

Some people don't want to wait anymore.

They've saved up a down payment.

How do they know that they're ready to buy a house and they're not going to be getting themselves into financial trouble?

Those are some sound fundamentals from The Wall Street Journal's personal finance reporter, Veronica Dagger.

Thank you so much.

Thanks for having me.

And that's your Money Briefing.

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