One out of every 10 consumers who have bought a home in the last two years sought out the advice of a financial advisor before making the purchase, a new study from JPMorgan Chase revealed.

The number was four times greater than that for those who talked to a non-profit housing counselor and three times above the number who consulted an accountant, but less than one fourth who talked over the purchase ahead of time with a mortgage banker or loan officer.

Of the home buyers who spoke to a financial advisor ahead of time, 49 percent found the advice very helpful and 46 percent said it was somewhat helpful.

Only 5 percent of the purchasers said what they heard from their financial advisors was of no value, while more than double (11 percent) said advice they obtained from a mortgage broker was worthless and 10 percent said they received no value from talking with a mortgage banker or loan officer.

Two thirds of the home buyers Chase surveyed said they were very confident they could afford the dwellings over the long term, with 31 percent claiming they were “somewhat confident” and 1 percent “not confident at all.”

To financially prepare for homeownership, 51 percent of the buyers said they paid down debt ahead of time and 42 percent said they improved their credit score.

The report was based on a March 10 to March 17 survey of 807 consumers nationwide who have bought a new home within the last two years. For 151 of them, the purchase occurred in the past four months.