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 ...

VA loans are mortgages guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, available to eligible veterans, active-duty service members and surviving spouses. VA loans can be used to purchase or ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs home loan program has been used by millions of service members and veterans since it took shape near the end of WWII. (Staff Sgt. Teresa J. Cleveland/Air Force) Note ...

Rachel Witkowski is an award-winning journalist whose 20-year career spans a wide range of topics in finance, government regulation and congressional reporting. Ms. Witkowski has spent the last decade ...

Chris Birk is a columnist for Veterans United Home Loans VA buyers everywhere can now pay for pest inspections to keep their loan moving forward. Veterans buying homes in areas prone to termite ...

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In the U.S. housing market, competition for location, location, location has sent prices through the roof (not literally, but still: get an inspection). Buyers using VA home loans can feel good about ...

For those who have access, a VA home loan can be an appealing mortgage option Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Aly J. Yale is a contributor at Buy Side and an expert on real estate, ...

Having lived in several states, owning primary residences and investment properties, Josh Patoka uses his experience using mortgages and HELOCs to help first-time home buyers and home owners find the ...

Veterans United Home Loans (NMLS #1907) is a mortgage lender headquartered in Columbia, Missouri, that specializes in VA purchase loans and refinancing. It has closed more VA home purchase loans by ...

When looking for a way to fund the dream of home ownership, many men and women who served or are serving in the United States military look into VA loans. The Department of Veterans Affairs — formerly ...