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2018 VA Loan Limits RisePOSTED: Tuesday January 02, 2018
The recovery in the housing market and higher property values means higher VA loan limits for 2018. That makes two years in a row that the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the government body that the Department of Veterans Affairs uses to determine VA loan limits, increased loan limits. This is only the second time […]
2018 FHA Loan Limits IncreasePOSTED: Tuesday January 02, 2018
The improvement in the housing market and increasing home prices have resulted in higher FHA loan limits for 2018. 2018 represents the second year in a row — and only the second time in over a decade — that FHA loan limits increased. The higher 2018 FHA loan limits underscore the overall health of the […]
2018 Conforming Loan Limits ClimbPOSTED: Tuesday January 02, 2018
The sustained rebound in the real estate market and increase in home prices over the course of 2017 has resulted in higher conforming loan limits for 2018. For the second year in a row, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the government agency that sets the conforming loan limits, announced an increase in loan limits […]