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Eligible surviving wives or husbands can apply for a VA-guaranteed home loan to purchase or refinance a home. Here's how.

Active homebuyers most often search for their new homes during the busy spring and summer months. Experienced Veteran homebuyers know they have a leg up on the process—their VA Home Loan Guaranty benefit. But what about those who've never used it?

Recently, one of the largest real estate professionals (REPs) trade organizations—the National Association of Realtors® (NAR)—has been in the news regarding a settlement concerning buyer-broker compensation. Effective Aug. 17, 2024, the the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) has reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit that resulted in changes to buyer broker fees in real estate transactions. Here's how that could affect Veterans and service members using VA's home loan benefits.

Over the past eight decades, VA’s Home Loan program has helped Veterans to secure more than 28 million home loans.

This week, VA guaranteed its 28 millionth home loan. Currently, over 3.7 million Veterans have active home loans guaranteed by VA.

There are several benefits to using a VA home loan, including 100% financing with no down payment and no private mortgage insurance is required.

Are you planning to buy a home with your VA home loan benefits? The first thing you need to do is request your VA home loan Certificate of Eligibility (COE).

These tips for spotting and avoiding VA home loan scams come from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Many service members, Veterans and military spouses have been receiving fraudulent calls and mailers from companies who claim to be affiliated with the government, VA, or their home loan servicer.

New changes passed by Congress and signed by the President have expanded eligibility and access to the Department of Veteran Affairs’ home loan program.

The VA home loan is available for eligible Veterans, service members and certain surviving spouses. And, no down payment is ever required by VA.

The CARES Act helps Americans economically impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by helping homeowners avoid home foreclosure.

On Jan. 1, 2020, it became easier for you to use your VA home loan benefit to purchase, refinance, or construct a home with no down payment, regardless of the cost of the home. The VA home county loan limits were eliminated as part of the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 for Veterans and service members with full entitlement.