The VA appraisal is a crucial part of the home-buying process for qualified veterans and service members. VA appraisals focus on valuation and a more broad-based check of property conditions that ...

We explain what these very important requirements of a VA loan are, and how they protect you. They do sound as if they're similar, a property inspection and a property appraisal. And yes, different ...

Despite the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) home loan being available to millions of eligible veterans, the program ...

The Department of Veterans’ Affairs announced last week that it would allow desktop and exterior-only appraisals for some transactions. The changes took effect July 27. In a department memo, the VA ...

The Veterans Administration guarantees loans issued to eligible borrowers who purchase a home. VA loans have many advantages. They don’t require a down payment or mortgage insurance – and they usually ...

The U.S. House of Representatives this week passed a bill that streamlines the appraisal process for U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs mortgage loans. With the passage of HR 7735, known as the ...

In December 2010, a Louisville appraiser hired for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs valued 36 acres being considered for a new VA hospital in eastern Jefferson County at $9.8 million. Fourteen ...

CoreLogic has announced that its LoanSafe Appraisal Manager product has been chosen by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to help ensure that real estate appraisals meet established VA ...

The appraisal modernization legislation will let veterans use the same modern purchasers tools that non-veteran buyers already use. In today’s hot market, veterans struggle to gain access to the ...

The guidance in Circular 26-20-10 is effective for all loans closed on or after the date of the Circular and until further notice or the rescission of the Circular, which is scheduled for April 1, ...