Jessica Walrack is a freelance contributor who covers a variety of personal finance topics such as investing and mortgage industry trends. After two years of historically low mortgage rates that ...

Discover why over 58,000 veterans missed out on VA home loan benefits in 2024, leaving $28 billion untapped. Learn the stakes ...

Windsor Ridge Homes hosts an open house on their model home in their new community Lorson Ranch, Colorado Springs, Colo., March 7, 2013. Veterans Affairs employs assessors and appraisers to ensure ...

Limited inventory and high interest rates dramatically cooled the housing market in 2022, with home sales falling nearly 18% from 2021, according to data from the National Association of Realtors. At ...

VA loans offer many benefits such as no down payment or mortgage insurance, easier qualifications and lower interest rates. However, they also have drawbacks such as a required funding fee, property ...

A streamlined appraisal process for Department of Veterans Affairs home loans, an easier way to transfer GI Bill benefits to a new school, and more support for survivors of military sexual trauma.

Thanks to the bravery and sacrifices of our veterans and active military, our country’s civilians can live the American dream in safety. So how fitting is it that one tangible way our country says ...

VA mortgages can help military service members, veterans and their spouses achieve homeownership — and affordably. They require no down payment, have low interest rates and closing costs are limited, ...

A VA loan is a home mortgage loan that’s either issued directly through or secured by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). These loans offer zero-down home loans to active duty service members, ...

If you are an active or retired member of the military, you are likely eligible for a Chicago VA home loan. If this is your first home purchase as a military personnel, you will definitely want to ...