Homeowner compiling construction loan documents including budget, blueprints, and builder contract

Construction Loan Requirements: What Lenders Need From You

Get approved faster by knowing construction loan requirements up front. See the exact documents lenders need—credit, income, budget, plans, builder, permits, appraisal—and how to prepare.

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5 Surprising Home Building Costs First-Time Builders Overlook (and How to Avoid Them)

For many first-time homebuilders, the moment of breaking ground feels like the start of a long-awaited dream. Blueprints are finalized, budgets are balanced, and the anticipation of watching walls rise from bare earth is almost too exciting to put into words. But talk to anyone who has built before, and...

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