Orting, Pierce County
Pierce County still sits inside the FHA limit for most homes, so 3.5% down and first-time buyer assistance of up to 5% are both options.
We serve Orting by phone, text and video from our office in Edmonds, in English or Spanish.
Local numbers
A $540,000 home with 10% down is a $486,000 loan. At today's lowest-cost 30-year fixed, 6.875%, that's about $3,193 a month in principal and interest, before roughly $473 in Pierce County property tax and your insurance.
Common questions
On a $540,000 home with 10% down and today's lowest-cost 30-year fixed at 6.875%, principal and interest is about $3,193 a month. Pierce County property tax adds roughly $473 a month, plus insurance and, under 20% down, mortgage insurance. The card on this page prices your own numbers.
Yes. The Pierce County FHA limit is $977,500, which covers a typical Orting home with 3.5% down. Today's lowest-cost FHA 30-year is 6.625%. FHA is often the better rate when credit is under 700; above that, conventional usually wins once you compare mortgage insurance.
Usually not. The 2026 conforming limit is $1,209,750, and a typical Orting purchase lands well under it, so you get agency pricing from every lender we work with.
Yes. For eligible first-time buyers we can arrange assistance covering the 3.5% down payment plus up to 1.5% toward closing costs, up to 5% of the price. Tell the pre-approval you have under 5% saved and it prices the help on your Orting purchase before anything is promised.
About ten minutes if you have your income and account balances handy. The letter reissues itself at any amount up to your maximum, so you can tailor it to each offer. If a listing agent wants to speak with the lender, that's a licensed originator, by phone, the same day.
