Down payment sizes in Illinois have been declining this year, a positive sign that first time home buyers are returning to the market.
According to Lending Tree, the average down payment size in the state is now 17.02 percent, down from 17.32 in the first quarter.
But it's still high for the nation as a whole. Illinois currently ranks 13th for the overall size of down payments in the nation.
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