FHA inspection involves an appraiser taking a magnifying glass to your home to make sure it's safe. For a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan to be approved, the home must pass an FHA inspection ...

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has issued two mortgagee letters that update its guidelines related to home warranty and inspection requirements for single-family FHA loans. Mortgagee Letter ...

Q. The home I'm buying just had an FHA inspection and the inspector said that everything is OK. This concerns me because I've noticed little cracks in the walls at the window corners, the ceiling fan ...

When Perry "Pat" Turner Jr. visits a house to do an appraisal, he usually just brings a camera, a note pad and a measuring device. But lately, the Richmond, Va., appraiser had to carry an expandable ...

I am purchasing a home with FHA financing. I have been getting different opinions regarding a home inspection. Some are saying that FHA sends a home inspector out and therefore I do not need to have ...

THE 800,000 homebuyers who use the federal government’s largest housing finance program every year appear to be on the verge of getting a level of consumer protection that other homebuyers lack: ...

A buyer’s real estate agent walks into an office with a contract in hand and places it on the seller agent’s desk, where he’s sorting out a pile of other offers for the same house. The seller agent ...