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Not everyone receiving a cash gifts want to make a 20% downpayment, though. Cash gifts are also allowed for low-downpayment mortgages including the FHA purchase mortgage, which requires a 3.5% downpayment; and the Conventional 97 mortgage from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac which requires just 3% down.
So, if your relatives are buying a $200,000 home, they won't have to contribute any money for a down payment if you provide them with at least $40,000 -- 20 percent of the home's purchase price -- as a down payment gift.