FHA Loans · Refinance

FHA Cash-out Refinance 2025 | Tap Into Your Home Equity

January 10, 2024

Editor’s note: Starting September 1, 2019, HUD, the administrator of FHA loans, reduced the maximum FHA cash-out refinance loan-to-value to 80%, down from 85%.  What is an FHA cash-out refinance? […]

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FHA Streamline Refinance: Negotiate Zero Out-of-Pocket Closing Costs

January 10, 2024

FHA Streamline Refinance loans help current FHA homeowners lower the monthly payments for their existing FHA mortgages. With this refinance option, homeowners can get approved with no home appraisal and […]

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5 Ways to Buy a Home with 5% Down or Less

January 10, 2024

One of the most common misconceptions about mortgages is that you need 20% down to buy a home. Nothing could be further from the truth. The fact is that there […]

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FHA Loan Down Payments | Requirements 2025

January 10, 2024

With an FHA loan, nearly all borrowers will be able to pay as little as 3.5% of the home’s purchase price as a down payment.

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Down Payment Gift Money for First-Time & Repeat Home Buyers

January 5, 2024

Here’s one thing you should know as a first-time or repeat home buyer: You don’t have to come up with a down payment by yourself. Family members can help. If […]

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FHA Home Improvement Loans | Rates & Requirements 2025

January 5, 2024

FHA Loans · Refinance

FHA Streamline Refinance Rates & Guidelines 2025

January 4, 2024

The FHA streamline refinance program helps current FHA homeowners lower their interest rate and monthly payment — it’s a quick and cost-effective way to refinance with lenient documentation requirements and […]

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Piggyback Loan (80/10/10 Mortgage) | Rates & Requirements 2025

January 3, 2024

An 80 10 10 loan is a mortgage option in which a home buyer receives a first and second mortgage simultaneously, covering 90% of the home’s purchase price. The buyer puts just 10% down. This loan type is also known as a piggyback mortgage.