Part Time REI » FHA loan Limits http://part-timerei.com Real Estate Investing while Working Full-Time Fri, 03 Oct 2014 17:44:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 Part-Time REI is a real estate investment education company. Our Lunch-Time Profits System is designed to teach you how to fix and flip homes in your spare time. We specialize in helping investors learn how to control their own financial future. Most importantly, we show you how to leverage other people's time and expertise to help you accomplish your goals. Finally, we provide systems so that you can repeat the process again and again. Erik Hitzelberger and Bryan Snider: Part-Time Real Estate Investors, rehabbers no Erik Hitzelberger and Bryan Snider: Part-Time Real Estate Investors, rehabbers support@part-timerei.com support@part-timerei.com (Erik Hitzelberger and Bryan Snider: Part-Time Real Estate Investors, rehabbers) Part-Time REI podcast with host Bryan Snider and Erik Hitzelberger talk about investing in real estate and flipping houses in your spare time. flipping houses, investing in real estate, part-time, second income, retire early, flipping homes, flipper, REI, rehabbing Part Time REI » FHA loan Limits http://part-timerei.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/Logo.jpg http://part-timerei.com Weekly New FHA Loan Limits, How Will They Affect REIs? http://part-timerei.com/blog/2014/01/31/fha-loan-limits/ http://part-timerei.com/blog/2014/01/31/fha-loan-limits/#comments Fri, 31 Jan 2014 17:23:16 +0000 http://part-timerei.com/?p=2134 FHA loan limitsThe Federal Housing Administration recently announced a reduction in high-cost area loan limits. Due to the government’s increased effort to pull out of the housing market, this reduction is their next step.Back in 2008, when financial markets were significantly depressed, the economy was on the verge of recession so here came  the FHA as the new outlet to support a frail housing sector.
A lot has changed since then though. Unemployment has dropped, job growth, while still bleak, is improving, and  real estate is once again in demand with home prices on the rise. The FHA has accomplished its goal of helping to boost the housing market. Now the government wants to minimize its exposure to bigger loans.

The FHA loan limit reduction will  mainly affect home buyers in higher-end properties.  Homebuyers who once could buy with less capital will now have to invest more cash into the deal or buy less house. If you are investing in those higher end areas, as are many according to recent reports, this is good info to know. Some of these changes are particularly shocking to the so called “Sand States”  that are still recovering from the housing bust and relying on the flipping houses market to bring them back. For example, in Las Vegas, the FHA loan limit will drop from $400,000 to $287,500 on Jan. 1. The Fannie Mae loan limit will remain at $417,000.

Here are some of the changes  to FHA Loan Limits that Part-Time REI thinks flippers should pay attention to.

 

1. Your Mortgage Limits Will Be Reduced: Most counties will see the maximum loan limits decrease, on average, by $67,250 beginning January 2014.  In fact there are 146 counties that will experience declines of 20% or more.  FHA has offered no explanation for these significant decreases.house money question

2. Get Your Credit Score in Order: You’ll need at least a 700 credit score to sit at the big kids table. The best terms and rates will go to those with 740 scores or better. One of the first to do’s on your list of getting started in to make sure you know where you stand on your credit. This will greatly affect how much and from whom you can borrow money. There are many free outlets to check your credit score.

3. A 20% Down Payment May Be Required: No longer will homebuyers on the higher-end market be able to purchase a home with less than 20 percent down if the loan is not conforming high balance or FHA. In other words, 20 percent down is going to be the new normal in most markets for majority buyers. Here also keep in mind that many investors simply do not allow for mortgage insurance on larger loan sizes.

For a comprehensive list of the FHA new loan limits please refer to this link from AOL Real Estate.

Link to press release from HUD http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/press/press_releases_media_advisories/2013/HUDNo.13-184

More resources:

http://www.fha.com/lending_limits

http://www.realtor.org/articles/new-fha-loan-limits-for-2014

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