University Place, 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 University Place by phone, text and video from our office in Edmonds, in English or Spanish.
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A $540,000 home with 10% down is a $486,000 loan. At today's lowest-cost 30-year fixed, 6.750% (7.061% APR), that's about $3,152 a month in principal and interest, before roughly $473 in Pierce County property tax and your insurance.
Common questions
It depends on your price, down payment, credit and loan type. Your payment is principal and interest plus Pierce County property tax, homeowners insurance and, under 20% down, mortgage insurance. Text us your numbers and we send you an exact quote with every cost, usually the same day.
Yes. The Pierce County FHA limit is $1,063,750, which covers a typical University Place home with 3.5% down. FHA often makes sense when credit is under 700; above that, conventional usually comes out ahead once you compare mortgage insurance. We price both and show you the difference.
Usually not. The 2026 conforming limit is $1,063,750, and a typical University Place 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 us you have under 5% saved and we check what you qualify for on your University Place purchase before anything is promised.
About ten minutes if you have your income and account balances handy. The pre-approval 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.
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