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The FHA Back to Work - Extenuating Circumstances Program is in effect as of August 15, 2013. What is the FHA Back To Work - Extenuating Circumstances Program? It is a program for potential mortgage applicants who have gone through a financial hardship due to either unemployment or large reduction in income. The FHA Back [...]
FHA condo financing has gotten harder for many customers over the past few years. Luckily some changes announced in September could help. The National Association of REALTORS(R) broke down the changes: 1) Investors can buy up to half of project units. The maximum before was 10% investor-owned. 2) More commercial space is allowed in a [...]
FHA mortgages are very popular in the Baltimore real estate market. For not much money down, Baltimore homebuyers can get into the home of their dreams, and use any reserves they have to decorate or buy furniture. The amount that may be in reserves is going to lessen by a significant amount on April 1, [...]
The loan limits for FHA are at a decent amount, thanks to Congress voting to reinstate the loan limits that had been in place before, but had lapsed. Currently, the limit for an FHA mortgage in Baltimore County is $560,000. That was due to drop down to $494,500, which could have really hurt [...]
Recently, there were changes made to the FHA condo regulations on which projects can be FHA insured or not. According to a Washington Post rundown of the changes, a major one is the "spot approval" that used to be acceptable to be eligible for an FHA loan. Another article goes more in depth on the [...]
FHA loan limits across the United States had been set at a higher level to help the housing market from further decline, and in September 2010 that was extended through September 2011. Baltimore Area Loan Limits courtesy of NAR The current loan limit in Baltimore County, Baltimore City, and Harford County is $560,000 [...]
The FHA annual mortgage insurance premium is set to rise by .25% for any loan case numbers assigned after April 18, 2011. Bob Mowrey, from Corridor Mortgage Group, let me know just what this could mean to FHA buyers. On average, he says, this would mean that buyers will pay an extra $30/month. For a [...]
FHA Condo approval expiration dates were extended by the FHA, and this news shared by one of my mortgage partners, Brian Picker, of 1st Mariner Mortgage Corporation. Thank you, Brian! From Brian Picker, 1st Mariner Mortgage: Big news as older FHA Pre-construction Condos in Toronto projects were set to expire yesterday which would have been [...]
With the many changes in the mortgage industry, it is hard to keep up with what deadlines are coming up next. On December 7, 2010, the FHA condo recertification process must be completed by each individual condominium complex in order to be eligible for homebuyers to receive FHA financing in their building. There is an [...]
Will FHA be flexible with seller closing cost assistance? That is possible, according to a report from National Mortgage News late last week. FHA guidelines have changed, and more changes are on their way. Beginning Monday, October 4, the new FHA changes take effect, including lower upfront mortgage insurance premium and higher monthly insurance premiums. [...]