Three senators are trying to get the VA to hire more home appraisers, which could speed up the home loan approval process for ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Homeownership by service members and veterans could be fast-tracked through a new bill in Congress. The “VA Appraisal ...

Another segment of government-backed home loans could soon become available without needing an in-person property appraisal. A bill passed by the House this week directs the Department of Veterans ...

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 ...

A bill that requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to update its appraisal rules passed the Senate on Tuesday. In recent weeks there had been murmurs among lobbyists that the legislation, the ...

Lawmakers said the legislation would improve veterans' and service-members' ability to successfully compete on the housing ...

Senators Tammy Duckworth, Jim Banks, and Tim Sheehy have introduced the VA Appraisal Modernization Act to help rural veterans ...

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