Your funds will be disbursed in chunks—called draws—as your home’s build progresses Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Aly J. Yale is a contributor at Buy Side and an expert on real estate, ...

Reliant Home Funding Inc. is the top choice among other owner-builder construction loans. Building your own home can be exciting. You’ll get to customize your design, pick your features and create ...

Construction loans pay for home building or renovations and are paid in full or converted to permanent mortgages when the work is completed. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site ...

You have decided to create the space you always wanted and want to build your dream home – or complete a major renovation. The next step is maneuvering the construction loan process. While a mortgage ...

Kiah Treece is a former attorney, small business owner and personal finance coach with extensive experience in real estate and financing. Her focus is on demystifying debt to help consumers and ...

Thirteen years in the mortgage business isn’t a lifetime – but I’ve been at it long enough to see a cycle or two come and go. Right now, home construction is growing again – still only at half its ...

Home construction loans are generally tougher to qualify for than traditional mortgages. These loans typically require a 20% down payment and a strong credit score. They also have higher interest ...

Most people associate a mortgage with buying a house, but a construction loan finances the home build, from purchasing the lot and paying for labor and materials to covering any permit fees. CNBC ...

For many homebuyers, it’s the realization of a dream: a house in the country, with acreage and distant neighbors. But the imbalance of home value to land value can make finding a mortgage challenging.

A construction-to-permanent loan finances the construction of a house, then converts to a mortgage on completion. Construction-to-permanent loans only require one round of closing costs compared to ...

When you are ready to find your forever home, you aren’t limited to only the prebuilt homes on the market. With the help of a construction loan, you can finance a new build or remodel an existing home ...

If you need to borrow money to buy a home that's already on the market, you can usually depend on a mortgage to help. But what happens if you need a loan for a house that only exists in your mind?