The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has issued two mortgagee letters that update its guidelines related to home warranty and inspection requirements for single-family FHA loans. Mortgagee Letter ...

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To get a VA home loan, you must be a service member, veteran or qualifying surviving spouse with a Certificate of Eligibility. VA home loans have no down payment requirements but only apply for ...

All properties bought with an FHA loan must go through an FHA appraisal, which accomplishes two things: It establishes the market value of the property and determines if the home meets the General ...

Eric Swiatek is a licensed home inspector with over two decades of experience in the housing industry and an up-to-date radon testing license. He has performed over ...

We renovated our home a couple of years ago, so you would think we could be fairly confident that our house could pass muster when it comes to a home inspection. But most of us could look around the ...