Nathan Long's (vamortgagecenter) Blog

With Agent Pools Shrinking, VA Home Loans and Refinances Have Skyrocketed in FY 09 This is a release from VAMC we are putting out for Missouri Realtors. Veterans and their families are buying homes in record numbers, but only a handful of Missouri real estate agents are capit...

I just saw on Twitter that VA Loan volumes for the fiscal year were confirmed 80% up from last year.  Most of that was thanks to a jump in refinances.  Last fiscal year saw 37,300 refinances, while this year registered 180,900 according to a report on National Mortgage News. The most important th...

Relocation is an unavoidable part of the military lifestyle. At VAMC, as many as 40% of our borrowers are moving states. But the diminished housing market of 2009 has made moving even more difficult for scores of military members and their families – falling home prices have forced those who serv...