FHA Loans
In March, we wrote a post that, in part, discussed what distinguishes an appraisal for a Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured loan from an appraisal for a conventional loan and explained that the appraisers at Present Value are certified to conduct appraisals for both types of loans. Click here to read the full post.
This week, The New York Times published an article discussing the effect that FHA loans currently are having on home sales. The article says that three years ago, FHA-insured loans made up 2% of the market and now, 25% of the market is backed by FHA-insured loans. That’s a huge jump in a very short amount of time. Clearly, the FHA’s plan to help potential buyers secure financing is working.
Traditionally, FHA-insured loans were obtained by people with less-than-perfect credit scores. Banks were more comfortable lending to riskier borrowers if the loans were insured by the government because the bank would be protected from a loss should the borrower default on the loan. But because financing is so difficult to secure right now, people who would have gone after a conventional loan in the past now have to look into FHA-insured loans to receive the financing required to own a home. To read the full article and see how this trend is affecting New Yorkers, click here.
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