As part of President Trump’s March 13 executive order Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Construction, the U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the Rural Housing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getting a mortgage to buy a home is a process, with many hoops and hurdles to jump through before reaching the finish line. And ...

Loans from the U.S Department of Agriculture can be a sweet deal, offering 0% down payment, low-interest-rate mortgages in rural and suburban areas. Because the purpose of these USDA government ...

USDA Rural Development sets income limits by household size and county. As of 2025, the standard income cap in most Iowa counties is $112,450 for 1–4 person households. These limits were recently ...

For many rural homeowners on a fixed income, a leaking roof or a failing furnace is more than an inconvenience; it can be life altering.   The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural ...

USDA rural home loans (often called USDA Rural Development loans) remain fully available in 2025 for Maryland homebuyers. These mortgages offer 100% financing (no down payment) with competitive ...

“This is an opportunity for eligible Columbia County homeowners to take advantage of funding to help with home repairs and hazards,” Columbia County Board of Supervisors Chairman Matt Murell said in a ...

The high cost of renting and buying homes in U.S. cities is no secret. But this affordability problem isn’t limited to urban regions – it affects rural areas as well. Rural areas, home to about 25% of ...

Hundreds of thousands of rural families could lose their affordable homes as mortgages the program supported expire by 2050.