{"id":60507,"date":"2022-06-02T20:48:54","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T20:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/06\/02\/lawmakers-worry-va-home-loans-arent-keeping-up-with-hot-housing-market\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:53:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:53:20","slug":"lawmakers-worry-va-home-loans-arent-keeping-up-with-hot-housing-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/education-transition\/2022\/06\/02\/lawmakers-worry-va-home-loans-arent-keeping-up-with-hot-housing-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers worry VA home loans aren\u2019t keeping up with hot housing market"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is urging Veterans Affairs officials to consider quick fixes to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/education-transition\/2021\/12\/08\/va-home-loans-grow-in-popularity-but-challenges-for-buyers-remain\/\" target=\"_blank\">department\u2019s home loan program<\/a> in order to ensure users can compete in the still surging housing market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHistorically, VA mortgage loans were appealing and competitive to sellers,\u201d the group wrote in a letter to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2021\/12\/22\/lack-of-a-federal-budget-deal-endangers-veterans-va-secretary-warns\/\" target=\"_blank\">VA Secretary Denis McDonough<\/a> on Thursday. \u201cUnfortunately, the current housing market and the rise in cash and conventional loans with waived contingencies can leave veterans unable to compete with other buyers. \u2026 It is imperative that veterans receive a competitive loan that provides them the opportunity to purchase a home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to statistics from the National Association of Realtors, the median sales price of a home in America as of February 2022 was up 15% from the year before.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/education-transition\/2021\/12\/08\/va-home-loans-grow-in-popularity-but-challenges-for-buyers-remain\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/House-for-sale-2.jpg-2.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">VA home loans grow in popularity, but challenges for buyers remain<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">VA guaranteed more than 1.44 million loans in fiscal 2021, the most ever.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawmakers \u2014 led by Rep. 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That allows veterans to put no money down on their home purchase and avoid some other associated home-buying fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But it does require special qualifying and appraisal rules, which can slow down completion of a home purchase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In testimony before the House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee in December, VA officials said the average wait time for a department appraisal is about 15 business days. 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