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Learn about the hidden cost behind builder mortgage rate buy downs and how to know if it's a good fit for you with Bobby Franklin the North Texas market insider

Are Builder Mortgage Buydowns a Lifeline or a Trap?

If you’re shopping for new construction in Waxahachie, Midlothian, Red Oak, or anywhere across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, you’ve walked into model homes seeing interest rates advertised as low as 1.99%, 3.99%, or 4.99%. Builders are pushing these rate buydowns harder than I’ve seen in years, approximately 60-73% of major builders are offering them right now. But here’s what nobody’s...