source:
  type: guide
  id: va-m26-7-ch03-t10
  authority: VA Lenders Handbook (VA Pamphlet 26-7), Chapter 3, Topic 10 — Eligible
    Geographic Locations for the Secured Property
  description: VA Lenders Handbook (VA Pamphlet 26-7), Chapter 3, Topic 10 — Eligible
    Geographic Locations for the Secured Property.
  coverage_tier: operative
obligations:
- id: va-m26-7-ch03-t10-full
  canonical_id: va-m26-7-ch03-t10-full
  section: VA Lenders Handbook (VA Pamphlet 26-7), Chapter 3, Topic 10 — Eligible
    Geographic Locations for the Secured Property
  type: do
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - va
  - va-handbook
  - corpus-expansion
  - tier-operative
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: VA Lenders Handbook (VA Pamphlet 26-7), Chapter 3, Topic 10 — Eligible
      Geographic Locations for the Secured Property
    source_class: va-handbook
    source_url: https://www.benefits.va.gov/warms/pam26_7.asp
    snapshot_id: 73e5d344e2743889
    fetched_at: '2026-05-23T01:53:52Z'
    content_hash: sha256:b452379ce6dbdb528896ce1d9ac9ca8a9cf03b5fab6fa9af7766dc2dc17c2bbe
    paragraph_quote: '10. Eligible Geographic Locations for the Secured Property Change
      Date April 10, 2009, Change 9 • This section has been updated to correct hyperlinks
      and make minor grammatical edits. a. Where Can the Property be Located? Real
      property securing a VA-guaranteed loan must be located in the United States,
      its territories, or possessions (Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, American
      Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands). VA Pamphlet 26-7, Revised Chapter 3:
      The VA Loan and Guaranty 3-23'
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