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Guide to Using the VA Loan to Score a No-Down-Payment Home

Guide to Using the VA Loan to Score a No-Down-Payment Home

If you’re currently serving or have served in the U.S. military – or you spouse did – you may be eligible for a special home loan program that can save you thousands of dollars. Insured by the Department of Veterans Affairs, a VA home lo

Nov 02, 2015 |

How to Get the Lowest Mortgage Rate Possible

How to Get the Lowest Mortgage Rate Possible

Everyone in the market for a new home is looking for the lowest mortgage rate possible. The lower your mortgage rate, the less money you owe per month. In other words, your rate will determine which homes you can afford and which are out of your price ra

Sep 24, 2015 |

How can your finances affect your mortgage rate?

How can your finances affect your mortgage rate?

Everybody knows that the lower your mortgage rate is, the lower the monthly payments on your home will be. The difference between a 4 percent rate compared to a 5 percent rate may seem small, but that 4 percent rate can actually save you more than $100 p

Aug 31, 2015 |

Why you shouldn't use the 30% rule

Why you shouldn't use the 30% rule

Owning a home can be one of the most rewarding experiences of your life. Ironically enough, it can also be the most costly. Your home’s mortgage is something that you have to deal with on a regular basis, and to get that mortgage, a bank had to eval

Jun 29, 2015 |

Is It Possible that the New FHA Rules Could Save You Money?

Is It Possible that the New FHA Rules Could Save You Money?

What would you do with an extra $900 in your pocket each year? Redecorate? Enjoy a spur of the moment getaway? Thanks to the new FHA rules, your wallet may actually be a bit fatter come this time next year. Obama and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urb

May 26, 2015 |

Refinancing Could Create Huge Savings for Millions of Homeowners

Refinancing Could Create Huge Savings for Millions of Homeowners

Paying the bills is never easy and the old saying of "too much month at the end of the money" is especially terrifying when you're trying to pay off your home's mortgage. For most people, there's no expense more important than the ho

Apr 28, 2015 |