When you are ready to buy a home, you will hear about a lot of different types of insurance: homeowners’ insurance, private mortgage insurance, title insurance, etc. What is the difference between all of these and why are they required? Here’s everything
We’ve known for decades that home buying and selling follows seasonal patterns, but a recent study* from housing tech startup Haus found that mortgage interest rates also have their own pattern. They also uncovered several other tidbits about how and when
The coronavirus pandemic that shutdown the U.S. economy almost a year ago has continued to affect the nation in many more aspects than just personal health. With millions of American companies forced to have their employees work from home, many of them ha
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VA IRRRL Refinancing The Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (IRRRL), sometimes called a “Streamline” loan, is a product for existing VA borrowers interested in taking advantage of lower interest rates. An IRRRL can help a VA borrower redu
VA IRRRL Refinancing The Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (IRRRL), sometimes called a “Streamline” loan, is a product for existing VA borrowers interested in taking advantage of lower interest rates. An IRRRL can help a VA borrower redu