For eligible service members and veterans, the Veterans Affairs Department’s home loan guarantee program can be a curse or blessing in today’s housing market. Among the advantages:

* It is among the few mortgage programs now available that does not require a down payment.

* In most locations, lenders will allow purchases of a home worth up to $417,000 without a down payment — and more than $1 million in some high-cost areas.

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