Down payments are usually at least 20 percent, often 40 percent.

预付款一般至少20%，经常是要40%。

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Some Banks restrict the use of funds to down payments on a house as a way to bring in business to their mortgage arms.

一些银行将这笔资金的使用限定在缴纳房子的首付款上，从而为旗下的抵押贷款分支机构带来业务。

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This shaves off about another 10% of borrowers, which means only the top 54% of wage earners would face 20% down payments, at most.

这就又提出了10%的借贷者，也就意味着最多有54%的人需要面对20%首付的住房贷款。

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Down payments for second-home buyers in Beijing were raised to 70% from the previous 60%.

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In addition, German banks typically require large down payments, depressing home-buying in favor of renting.

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Engineers used their At Home options as down payments on pricey Silicon Valley homes.

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