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.

USDA home loans can help low-income homebuyers buy a house in a rural area with a 0% down payment and a low interest rate.

Text Callout : Key Takeaways - Everything You Need to Know About Land Loans Buying land can open potential for business, investment or building a home, but lenders typically don't offer traditional ...

USDA loans are mortgages backed or funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Also called USDA rural development loans or rural housing loans, USDA home loans feature low or no down payments and ...

Foreign investors own roughly 41 million acres of U.S. agricultural land, posing national security risks when the land is ...

The Agriculture Department’s tracking of foreign land ownership relies heavily on investors to voluntarily report acquisitions, and enforcement cases have dropped dramatically even as the number of ...