With a zero-down payment option and attractive rates, there's plenty to like about VA loans, but are they always the best home loan choice for veterans?.
Don't have enough money to buy your first home? Or want to build equity quickly? One option for entering the housing market is to “house hack” and buy a multi-unit home to rent out to tenants and charge them enough to cover the mortgage, or close to it.
First-time homebuyers can take advantage of any number of federal, state and local homebuyer assistance programs -- which are sometimes available to former homeowners as well.
When buying a home, your real estate agent is supposed to look out for your best interests, but if you're not careful you could find yourself with an agent who represents both you and the seller.
As 2018 taxes come due on April 15, homeowners will find that the tax benefits of owning a home and paying down a mortgage still exist, but only up to new limits that have been set by the tax law.
Trying to figure out what your new mortgage payment might be? It can be more complicated than you might think, with taxes and other costs on top of your base payments for mortgage interest and loan principle.
When exactly, is the best time to refinance your mortgage? It all depends on your situation and reason for refinancing.Here are eight reasons to refinance, starting with the most obvious one.
is it worth it to scrape together a 20 percent down payment just to avoid PMI? The answer to that is complicated, but the sooner you get into a home, the faster you can start building equity.
Homeowners insurance is something many people don't give a lot of though to, but careful shopping can save you hundreds, even more than $1,000 in premiums a year.
What does the housing market hold for 2019? Will it be a good time to buy? Stay put where you are? Refinance? Here's what some of the experts we talked to had to say.
The VA doesn't offer a program for regular home equity loans, but eligible veterans and active-duty personnel can still tap their home equity through a VA cash-out refinance.
As Boomers downsize in the coming years, will Millennials want to buy their old homes? And might the two groups compete for a limited supply of small, desirable residences?.
A federal decision on changes to credit scoring rules on new rules that some mortgage lenders consider outdated has been put off for two years, potentially hurting home shoppers with limited credit histories who are "credit invisible.”.
Borrowers eying a very modest home may be surprised to discover that a small mortgage of less than six figures can be even harder to get than a jumbo loan of a million dollars or more, simply because many lenders don't find them profitable.
Many homeowners are unwilling to give up their current low mortgage rates to move up to a new home, so instead they're increasingly opting for home equity loans to improve the one they already have.