Fannie Mae announced that people purchasing a Fannie Mae-owned HomePath® property will receive up to 3.5 percent of the final sales price to be used toward closing cost assistance or their choice of appliances. The offer is available to any owner-occupant who closes on the purchase of a property listed on HomePath.com before May 1, 2010.
Properties eligible for this incentive are listed on HomePath.com and most listings include detailed property descriptions, photographs, community and school information and more. In addition, many Fannie Mae-owned properties are eligible for special HomePath Mortgage and HomePath Renovation Mortgage financing which offers homebuyers an opportunity to purchase with as little as 3 percent down.
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Foreclosure evictions suspended through the holidays
In an effort to help families facing a foreclosure in the midst of the holiday season, both Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae made announcements recently and suspended foreclosure evictions from December 19, 2009 through January 3, 2010. In Freddie Mac's announcement, the company said it will suspend all evictions involving foreclosed, occupied single family and two to four unit properties that had Freddie Mac-owned mortgages. Fannie Mae had no inclusions and said all owner-occupants and tenants living in foreclosed properties the company holds will not be subject to evictions during this time frame, and Fannie Mae said it will also support the efforts of the servicers it works with that are taking similar actions.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Fannie Mae / freddie Mac launch new initiatives
Two new initiatives from Fannie Mae-Home Affordable Refinance and Home Affordable Modification-are now available to its servicers and borrowers as part of the Obama Administration's "Making Home Affordable" program. The two initiatives hope to significantly expand the numbers of borrowers who can refinance or modify their mortgages to a payment that is affordable now and into the future. For more details about the programs, click here. Freddie Mac launched its new REO Rental Initiative giving qualified tenants and former owners the option to lease their recently foreclosed properties on a month-to-month basis. Freddie Mac also will continue to suspend all eviction actions until April 1, 2009 to ensure there is ample time for current occupants to learn about the options available to them under the new initiative.
Monday, February 23, 2009
FANNIE MAE CHANGES RULES FOR INVESTORS
"Fannie Mae is committed to providing financing opportunities for high-credit quality, bona fide investors. Experienced investors play a key role in the housing recovery."
The use of the phrases "high-credit quality," "bona fide" and "experienced" was a conscious one, by the way. Fannie Mae is averse to first-time investors and other foreclosure opportunists. Instead, it wants to serve individuals with a history of owning and successfully managing rental property
To that end, Fannie Mae will now finance the purchases of one-unit homes for investors with an interest in between 5-10 properties, provided that all of the following guidelines are met:
• 25 percent down payment on the investment property;
• Minimum credit score of 720;
• No mortgage payments late within the last 12 months;
• No bankruptcies or foreclosures in the last seven years;
• Two years of tax returns showing rental income from all rental properties;
• Six months of principal, interest, taxes and insurance reserves on each of the financed properties.
And lastly, to reduce fraud, Fannie Mae will now require all real estate investors to sign a form granting lenders permission to verify supplied tax returns against the official, IRS-filed version. This document is less commonly known as a 4506-T. But lest we think this guideline change is Fannie Mae's olive branch to the people, let's remember that our nation's banks are holding record numbers of foreclosed homes on their balance sheets right now while the most likely buyers of those homes have been to-date locked out from financing.
Real estate investors want to buy REO, but Fannie Mae had made it impossible. The guideline change is meant to extend banks and lenders a lifeline first; bringing experienced investors back into the fold is just how it's getting done.
That said, real estate investors are lovin' it.
For the first time since September, investors can go to auction and know that (relatively) cheap financing will be available from the government. This should speed the reduction of REO inventory nationwide. In addition, with more investors eligible for financing, expect greater competition for prime foreclosed properties, helping to keep home prices from falling into the abyss.
The rollback gives a secondary benefit to investors, too -- even those not buying additional property.
See, when the four-property restriction went into effect it was a surprise, 11th-hour announcement made on the Friday before Fannie Mae's nationalization. This date, meanwhile, has come to be known as the day before the refi boom started.
So, on the following Monday, when mortgage rates instantly plunged three-quarters of a percent, homeowners with five properties or more found themselves ineligible.
They couldn't refinance their investment homes; they couldn't refinance their vacation homes; and they often couldn't refinance their primary homes, either. While rates fell for nearly every borrower class, experienced real estate investors were locked out. Today, that's no longer the case. "High-credit quality, bona fide" real estate investors are back in the game.
It's good for them; it's good for the banks; and it's good for housing.
Not every bank sells loans to Fannie Mae, however, so if you think the new guidelines will impact your mortgage plans, be sure to check with your loan officer first.
Originally posted at The Mortgage Reports blog, Copyright (c) Dan Green
The use of the phrases "high-credit quality," "bona fide" and "experienced" was a conscious one, by the way. Fannie Mae is averse to first-time investors and other foreclosure opportunists. Instead, it wants to serve individuals with a history of owning and successfully managing rental property
To that end, Fannie Mae will now finance the purchases of one-unit homes for investors with an interest in between 5-10 properties, provided that all of the following guidelines are met:
• 25 percent down payment on the investment property;
• Minimum credit score of 720;
• No mortgage payments late within the last 12 months;
• No bankruptcies or foreclosures in the last seven years;
• Two years of tax returns showing rental income from all rental properties;
• Six months of principal, interest, taxes and insurance reserves on each of the financed properties.
And lastly, to reduce fraud, Fannie Mae will now require all real estate investors to sign a form granting lenders permission to verify supplied tax returns against the official, IRS-filed version. This document is less commonly known as a 4506-T. But lest we think this guideline change is Fannie Mae's olive branch to the people, let's remember that our nation's banks are holding record numbers of foreclosed homes on their balance sheets right now while the most likely buyers of those homes have been to-date locked out from financing.
Real estate investors want to buy REO, but Fannie Mae had made it impossible. The guideline change is meant to extend banks and lenders a lifeline first; bringing experienced investors back into the fold is just how it's getting done.
That said, real estate investors are lovin' it.
For the first time since September, investors can go to auction and know that (relatively) cheap financing will be available from the government. This should speed the reduction of REO inventory nationwide. In addition, with more investors eligible for financing, expect greater competition for prime foreclosed properties, helping to keep home prices from falling into the abyss.
The rollback gives a secondary benefit to investors, too -- even those not buying additional property.
See, when the four-property restriction went into effect it was a surprise, 11th-hour announcement made on the Friday before Fannie Mae's nationalization. This date, meanwhile, has come to be known as the day before the refi boom started.
So, on the following Monday, when mortgage rates instantly plunged three-quarters of a percent, homeowners with five properties or more found themselves ineligible.
They couldn't refinance their investment homes; they couldn't refinance their vacation homes; and they often couldn't refinance their primary homes, either. While rates fell for nearly every borrower class, experienced real estate investors were locked out. Today, that's no longer the case. "High-credit quality, bona fide" real estate investors are back in the game.
It's good for them; it's good for the banks; and it's good for housing.
Not every bank sells loans to Fannie Mae, however, so if you think the new guidelines will impact your mortgage plans, be sure to check with your loan officer first.
Originally posted at The Mortgage Reports blog, Copyright (c) Dan Green
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