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Celebrating 75 Years of the VA Loan: Realtor.com® and Veterans United Home Loans Launch $75K Veteran Homebuyer Giveaway
SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Realtor.com®, The Home of Home Search™, and Veterans United Home Loans announced today the Celebrating 75
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[{"type":"text","content":"SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Realtor.com®, The Home of Home Search™, and Veterans United Home Loans announced today the Celebrating 75 Years of the VA Loan $75,000 Veteran Homebuyer Giveaway. The sweepstakes is the fourth giveaway on which realtor.com® and Veterans United have collaborated to give back to Veterans and members of the U.S. military.\n\"For three quarters of a century, the VA loan has fulfilled its mission of providing our Veterans and service members the American dream of home ownership,\" said Kris Farmer, chief marketing officer at Veterans United, which in 2018 provided more VA Loans than any company in the nation. \"We are excited to partner with realtor.com® in celebrating 75 years of the VA Loan, a great benefit to our service members and Veterans, by continuing our support for our nation's heroes in finding a place to call home.\"\nOver the past five years, VA purchase loans surged nearly 60 percent from fiscal 2013 to 2018, according to national data released by the U.S. Department of Veterans . The VA's fiscal year runs Oct 1 – Sept. 30 of each year. \n\"We are thrilled to celebrate the success and longevity of the VA loan and how many people it has helped become homeowners over the past 75 years,\" said Anthony Perry, vice president media sales at realtor.com®. \"We at realtor.com® are thankful for those who have given so much to this country, and are proud to have a role in giving back to a service member.\" \nThe giveaway is open to qualifying U.S. military service members and U.S. military Veterans, subject to the Official Rules. Entries to the giveaway will be accepted until 11:59 a.m. ET, May 31, 2019, at www.realtor.com/75-anniversary-veterans-giveaway. \nThe winner will receive $75,000 (may be subject to tax withholding) at the closing of a home purchase transaction, subject to the Official Rules for the sweepstakes. Full prize details, conditions and sweepstakes rules are available at: www.realtor.com/75-anniversary-veterans-giveaway/rules. \nAbout realtor.com®Realtor.com®, The Home of Home Search℠, offers an extensive inventory of for-sale and rental listings, and access to information, tools and professional expertise that help people move confidently through every step of their home journey. It pioneered the world of digital real estate 20 years ago, and today is the trus...