In general, most conventional mortgages require 10 to 25 percent of the purchase price as a down payment. There are exceptions, however, that may decrease down payments to around 3 percent for first-time home buyers, or increase them to 30 to 35 percent for credit-challenged borrowers.
Answer: The evaluation of an appeal in a Social Security disability claim can take anywhere from a few months to two years. It really depends on several factors: from the jurisdiction where you live to which individual Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) hears your case.
How long does the administrative law judge take to make a decision on an SSD or SSI disability case? Note:Here are recent statistics provided by SSA on this issue: As of March of this year, about 1.1 million claimants were awaiting a hearing decision, and the average processing time for a claim was about 518 days...with the average age of 318 days, measured as the time from the date of the hearing request.