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Your funds will be disbursed in chunks—called draws—as your home’s build progresses Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Aly J. Yale is a contributor at Buy Side and an expert on real estate, ...

Reliant Home Funding Inc. is the top choice among other owner-builder construction loans. Building your own home can be exciting. You’ll get to customize your design, pick your features and create ...

Construction loans are short-term, interest-only loans used to build on undeveloped land. Qualification for FHA construction loans requires a 3.5% to 10% downpayment and a credit score of 500+.

It's finally happening! After months — maybe even years — of dreaming, planning, and saving for a down payment, it's time to start building your dream home. Before getting started, you'll need to ...

A recent report from a regular Federal Reserve survey of senior loan officers may have struck a note of encouragement for local and regional private homebuilders. The report indicates a positive ...

You can use a VA loan to build and finance a property you’ll use as your primary residence. However, you cannot use this type of loan to fund the construction of a vacation home or investment property ...

Throughout 2023, there were a lot of tough headlines about commercial real estate: Vacant offices. Falling apartment rents. Fire-sale prices. So why did banks’ loans to that market grow this year?

A lawsuit asserts two construction loans made to Greenwalt are in default, surrounding the properties involving the ACE Hardware and the building that houses a McAlister’s Deli and a Forum Credit ...

Construction loans are short-term loans that you can use to build a new home. Some construction loans can be converted to mortgages after your home is finished. Construction loans typically have ...