Buying a home is the largest purchase most people ever make, and the down payment process can be tricky – it can be difficult to know how much you’ll need, or what the average down payment on a house for a first-time buyer is.

Preparing to take out a mortgage is a big decision. Using a mortgage calculator can help to estimate your monthly mortgage payments and start planning for your financial future.

U.S. stocks slid lower last week amid a sell-off in tech stocks that have lifted the market this year and concerns that recent economic data may be running too hot for the Federal Reserve to stop raising interest rates.

U.S. equity markets recorded strong gains last week as economic data continued to point to resilient yet cooling market conditions, including another well-received monthly jobs report.

Tech stocks led the way last week and recouped some of their August losses, lifting the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite up 2.3%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.8% and the Dow Jones fell 0.4%.