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Article updated on Jan 9, 2025
Jumbo mortgages allow you to finance expensive home purchases, but they tend to have stricter credit score and down payment requirements.
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Written by Katherine Watt is a CNET Money writer focusing on mortgages, home equity and banking. She previously wrote about personal finance for NextAdvisor. Based in New York, Katherine graduated summa cum laude from Colgate University with a bachelor's degree in English literature.
Edited by Laura Michelle Davis Editor Laura is a professional nitpicker and good-humored troubleshooter with over 10 years of experience in print and digital publishing. Before becoming an editor with CNET, she worked as an English teacher, Spanish medical interpreter, copy editor and proofreader. She is a fearless but flexible defender of both grammar and weightlifting, and firmly believes that technology should serve the people. Her first computer was a Macintosh Plus.
Reviewed by Jason Walter Real estate expert Jason Walter is a real estate expert and Certified Public Accountant (CPA - inactive) focusing on national housing market trends. Over the past 10 years, he has analyzed and reported data findings on several podcasts, including Know Before You Owe by Jim Black and ONE on ONE, A Realty ONE Group Podcast. He also has a YouTube channel to share his real estate and financial expertise further.
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Katherine Watt is a CNET Money writer focusing on mortgages, home equity and banking. She previously wrote about personal finance for NextAdvisor. Based in New York, Katherine graduated summa cum laude from Colgate University with a bachelor's degree in English literature.
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Laura Michelle Davis Editor Laura is a professional nitpicker and good-humored troubleshooter with over 10 years of experience in print and digital publishing. Before becoming an editor with CNET, she worked as an English teacher, Spanish medical interpreter, copy editor and proofreader. She is a fearless but flexible defender of both grammar and weightlifting, and firmly believes that technology should serve the people. Her first computer was a Macintosh Plus.
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Jason Walter Real estate expert Jason Walter is a real estate expert and Certified Public Accountant (CPA - inactive) focusing on national housing market trends. Over the past 10 years, he has analyzed and reported data findings on several podcasts, including Know Before You Owe by Jim Black and ONE on ONE, A Realty ONE Group Podcast. He also has a YouTube channel to share his real estate and financial expertise further.
Article updated on Jan 9, 2025
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Written by Katherine Watt is a CNET Money writer focusing on mortgages, home equity and banking. She previously wrote about personal finance for NextAdvisor. Based in New York, Katherine graduated summa cum laude from Colgate University with a bachelor's degree in English literature.
Edited by Laura Michelle Davis Editor Laura is a professional nitpicker and good-humored troubleshooter with over 10 years of experience in print and digital publishing. Before becoming an editor with CNET, she worked as an English teacher, Spanish medical interpreter, copy editor and proofreader. She is a fearless but flexible defender of both grammar and weightlifting, and firmly believes that technology should serve the people. Her first computer was a Macintosh Plus.
Reviewed by Jason Walter Real estate expert Jason Walter is a real estate expert and Certified Public Accountant (CPA - inactive) focusing on national housing market trends. Over the past 10 years, he has analyzed and reported data findings on several podcasts, including Know Before You Owe by Jim Black and ONE on ONE, A Realty ONE Group Podcast. He also has a YouTube channel to share his real estate and financial expertise further.
Katherine Watt is a CNET Money writer focusing on mortgages, home equity and banking. She previously wrote about personal finance for NextAdvisor. Based in New York, Katherine graduated summa cum laude from Colgate University with a bachelor's degree in English literature.
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