The Veterans Administration guarantees loans issued to eligible borrowers who purchase a home. VA loans have many advantages. They don’t require a down payment or mortgage insurance – and they usually ...

The U.S. House of Representatives this week passed a bill that streamlines the appraisal process for U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs mortgage loans. With the passage of HR 7735, known as the ...

One of the requirements of receiving a VA home loan is that you must have an appraisal performed on the property. What does this mean for you? If you are a first-time homebuyer, or if this is your ...

The Department of Veterans’ Affairs announced last week that it would allow desktop and exterior-only appraisals for some transactions. The changes took effect July 27. In a department memo, the VA ...

Another segment of government-backed home loans could soon become available without needing an in-person property appraisal. A bill passed by the House this week directs the Department of Veterans ...

The appraisal modernization legislation will let veterans use the same modern purchasers tools that non-veteran buyers already use. In today’s hot market, veterans struggle to gain access to the ...

A bill that requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to update its appraisal rules passed the Senate on Tuesday. In recent weeks there had been murmurs among lobbyists that the legislation, the ...

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