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 ...

Q: I am an FHA certified real estate appraiser. In one of your articles, you painted an inaccurate picture of FHA appraisers, stating that they are not qualified to identify defects in a home.

An FHA appraisal assesses your home’s market value and condition to determine whether it’s both safe to inhabit and a good investment. You’ll need to pass the FHA appraisal to receive an FHA loan for ...

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 ...

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) this week announced that the ability for property appraisals to be conducted via an exterior-only inspection – a core relief component for the reverse mortgage ...

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 ...

When selling your home, the goal is to get lots of strong offers from well-qualified buyers. Some of those offers may come from borrowers using loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) ...

A buyer's sad tale highlights the importance of hiring a professional home inspector, even if the property has already been examined by a Federal Housing Administration appraiser. Q We purchased a ...

Should the appraiser you pay $400 to value a house you're buying tell you its innermost secrets _ that there are multiple safety code violations, the furnace is shot and the basement is loaded with ...

Written by Britany Luth, as originally published in The Reverse Review. As a Direct Endorsement (DE) underwriter and the vice president of operations at Urban Financial Group, I’m often asked by ...

QDEAR BARRY: When we bought our home, it passed the Federal Housing Administration inspection, so we assumed everything was all right and didn't hire a home inspector. Two weeks after closing, however ...