The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued a circular announcing a temporary policy change that will enable borrowers using the VA home loan program to pay certain real estate buyer-broker fees when purchasing a home. The circular comes in the wake of the...
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced plans to publish a circular that would address the buyer commission prohibition on VA loans. The circular, which is planned to be issued by June 12, would address the changes to broker commissions enacted by the...
In the wake of the $418 million settlement by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) that will result in changes to the real estate agent commission structure, a new problem arose regarding veterans seeking to buy a home using a VA home loan. Under the current...
U.S. Cuts Canadian Lumber Duties, but Builders Still Face 34.75% Tariff Bur…
