The 2021 housing market is operating at warp speed. One second, you have five properties lined up that you like, and the next, there’s nothing available listed near your next duty station -- none that ...

Shopping for homes is exciting until one needs to secure financing to purchase. Even with savings, most Americans can only buy a house through a mortgage loan. In the fourth quarter of 2022, the US ...

Going through the mortgage pre-qualification process before looking at houses can save buyers both time and heartache. “Many times buyers begin looking for a home, with no idea of how much they can ...

There’s one thing we’ve hammered on about in the eternal quest for a smooth, trauma-free home search process: When you’re applying for a mortgage, you need to shop till you drop. Compare rates, ...

Want to make a good first impression when you're shopping for a home? Two types of documents can help you do that: Mortgage pre-approval and mortgage pre-qualification. Each one provides sellers and ...

If you’re on the market for a mortgage, you probably know that lenders won’t just shower you with money when you show up at their office with a smile and a heart-warming story about how you’ve found ...

How to get your home-buying bucks in a row. When an estate agent has to “sell” a property three or four times in order to find a buyer who can qualify for a home loan, it is not just a waste of time ...

Mortgage pre-approvals are pretend documents. It is true that preliminary mortgage approval is an essential first step in the home buying process as real estate agents and sellers want proof of a ...