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VA Introduces New Renovation Loan, Great for Fixer-Uppers

June 15, 2018
VA lenders are offering a new mortgage product to help veterans purchase and renovate their homes or make necessary repairs through the refinance of an existing home. The VA renovation or rehabilitation loan program allows borrowers to purchase a home with a traditional VA loan and fund up to $35,000 in repairs and improvements. “This product is great for homebuyers looking for fixer-uppers,” said Patti White, president of Military Mortgage in Avon, CT. VA officials announced the new product during a lender conference in Miami last April and it was on lenders’ menu two weeks later. The VA renovation loan is a second loan much like the FHA 203(k) property repair and rehabilitation loan, according to White. Borrowers may finance up to 100 percent of the as-completed value of the home. Borrowers need a 620 minimum credit score to qualify. The 100 percent financing features reduced ...
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