Markets & Mortgage
Article Archives - VA Loans Insider
-
Military Service Helps Close the Hispanic and Latino Homeownership Gap
With 70% of new homeowners projected to be Hispanic between now and 2040, Census data show the homeownership rate for Hispanic and Latino Veterans is nearly 20 percentage points higher than for non-Veterans.
-
3 Ways to Tap Your Home Equity for CashIf you've decided to tap into your home's equity, it's important to understand all of your options and pick the right one for you and your financial situation. -
2021 Veteran Homebuyer ReportDespite rising rates, surging home prices and lingering COVID-19 concerns, Veterans are hot on homebuying in 2021 and beyond.
-
4 Ways Your Next VA Loan Might Look DifferentYour VA loan is a lifetime benefit you’ve earned, and you can use it over and over again. Whether it’s to refinance your existing mortgage or buy a new home, things might look different when the time comes to reuse this benefit. -
Top 50 Cities for Millennial and Generation Z Veteran HomebuyersMillennial and Generation Z Veterans helped drive the VA loan program to a record year. See which cities led the way in Veteran homebuying and experienced the biggest year-over-year gains.
-
Top 50 Cities for VA Loans in a Record Year for Veteran HomeownersThe historic VA loan program backed an all-time record 1.2 million loans in Fiscal Year 2020. See which cities led the way in VA loan usage and growth year-over-year.
-
VA Loans & the Secondary Mortgage MarketGetting a home loan from a mortgage lender means you’re interacting in what’s known as the primary mortgage market. Many lenders turn around and sell some or all of their loans and the right to service them to investors in what’s known as the secondary mortgage market.
-
Explaining VA Lender OverlaysMany first-time homebuyers are surprised to learn there isn't one uniform set of guidelines and requirements for a VA home loan.
-
What VA Buyers Need to Know About Biweekly Mortgage PaymentsMaking biweekly mortgage payments can be an easy way for VA homebuyers to pay off the loan faster, reduce interest charges, and build equity.
-
Amid a Pandemic, VA Loans Are Quietly Having a Record YearVeterans are turning to their home loan benefit in never-before-seen numbers, driven by rock-bottom interest rates and a surge in refinance interest.
-
How COVID-19 is Impacting VA Appraisals & Home InspectionsDuring this unprecedented homebuying season, thousands of veterans are still closing on VA home loans every single week. But two parts of the process -- the VA appraisal and home inspections -- might look a bit different for some buyers, depending on how the coronavirus is impacting their community.
-
Community Property States Can Complicate Your VA Loan ChancesSee how purchasing a home in one of the nine community property states can complicate your VA Loan purchase.
-
Comparing VA Loans to Conventional LoansHere we compare the primary differences between VA loans and conventional loans to show you when each option may be the best.
-
See What You Qualify For
Answer a few questions below to speak with a specialist about what your military service has earned you.
