
Chris Birk
VP of Mortgage Insight & Director of Education at Veterans United Home Loans; VA loan expert and author
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Jul 2, 2026
Independence Day Doubleheader!
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Chris BirkGUEST
It's backed more than 28 million home loans in that 81 years, uh, changing trajectories, changing financial futures, changing lives for World War II veterans all the way to 18-year-olds who are using this benefit to buy their home right now in communities across the country.

Chris BirkGUEST
It is, and has always, always has been the, the signature loan in the, in the nation that offers something that a lot of people don't even know is possible anymore, and that's the ability to buy without a down payment.

Chris BirkGUEST
It is the no down since day one, and despite [laughs] that, it's also remarkably been the safest mortgage on the market for most of the last 20 years.

Chris BirkGUEST
It has so many benefits in addition to that that help open the doors of homeownership, especially for younger veterans and service members, and make this possible in a way that it's such a struggle so often with conventional financing.

Chris BirkGUEST
You know, just the ability to not have a down payment, that alone makes something that often feels out of reach suddenly within grasp.
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21:14Stephen GasqueHOST
But what about active duty service members? Do they also realize that they can move off base and buy a house using the VA loan?