Lenders are changing how they assess borrowers for mortgages, with credit scores mattering less and overall financial story ...

More lenders are approving home equity loans without traditional appraisals, cutting weeks off the process. Here's how ...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently announced the conforming loan limits for residential mortgage loans acquired by Fannie Mae ...

See what the 2026 conforming loan limit is in your county and learn how it affects mortgage eligibility and financing options ...

Years ago, the Federal Housing Administration helped finance thousands of loans for manufactured housing. An effort to ...

If there’s one thing you should know going into the home-buying or refinancing market this year, it’s this: Mortgage scams are evolving faster than ever. From phishing tactics to impersonation of ...

Mortgage scam concept depicted by a figure of a house inside a steel trap. If there’s one thing you should know going into the home-buying or refinancing market this year, it’s this: Mortgage scams ...

How does mortgage fraud even work? And how did these risky real estate schemes help fuel the 2008 mortgage meltdown? Tune in to this special crossover episode of the Appraisal Buzzcast and Sound of ...

Do you need a home appraisal to qualify for a HELOC or home equity loan? While you've been focused on everything else life throws at you, your property has been working behind the scenes. Most people ...