FHA loans are available to any borrower who meets the eligibility criteria, while VA loans are available only to active-duty ...

The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) has announced updated loan limits for calendar year 2026 under the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) Single Family Title II forward and ...

Conventional loans which are resold to Fannie Mae only allow buyers' DTI to go up to 50% - meaning that no more than 50% of their gross monthly income should be allocated to their total monthly debt ...

Research has shown that FHA buyers have been intentionally excluded from the housing market in the past. What’s surprising is ...

If you're taking out a conventional loan to finance a home purchase in 2026, it can be as much as $832,750 in most places in the country. The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced the conforming ...

President Donald Trump over the weekend slipped a missive into a Truth Social post that may well change the way many consumers buy a home—but experts are not sold on the idea. On Nov. 8, the President ...

Americans worried that the U.S. government shutdown could derail their plans to take out a mortgage or refinance their home loan can breathe easy — mostly. Housing experts says lenders will continue ...

New federal rules now prevent non-permanent U.S. residents from getting FHA-backed home loans, leaving many immigrant families without financing options. While most lenders are stepping back, First ...

The issuance of new FHA mortgages to non-permanent U.S. residents has plummeted to almost zero, according to recent data, reflecting the impact of President Donald Trump’s latest executive actions ...

The number of new FHA mortgages granted to non-permanent residents has dropped to near-zero following President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders targeting immigrants, according to new data. In a ...

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