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FHA Loosens Condo Requirements

October 30, 2016 by Doug Haldeman

condoCondos, which are often popular housing options for many younger and first-time homebuyers, are also viable living arrangements for older homeowners who seek a more active and urban lifestyle, or a more maintenance-free quality of life. Current blanket certification policies, however, have restricted not only many would-be buyers from purchasing condo units, but have also hindered the ability of seniors to continue living in these housing developments.
FHA has historically set standards for condominium project approvals.  The good news is they have loosened some of those rules for investors and private owners.

Anyone interested in commenting on FHA’s proposed rule, including the agency’s proposal to approve individual condo units for FHA financing, has until November 28, 2016 to submit comments at Regulations.gov

You can do that at this following link:
https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=HUD-2016-0108
 To see the actual proposal follow this link:
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=16-15ml.pdfMachine generated alternative text:
US. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSNG AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
WASHINGTON, DC 20410-8000 
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUsmG- 
FEDERAL HOUSING 
Date: 
October 26, 2016 
Mortgagee Letter 2016-15 
To: 
Subject 
Background 
All FHA-Approved Mortgagees 
All Dilect Endorsement Under,vriters 
All FHA Roster Appraisers 
All HUD-Approved Housing Counselors 
All HUD-Approved Nonprofit Organizations 
Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Condominium Project Approval 
Owner Occupancy Requirement 
In accordance with the passage of the Housing Opportunity Through 
Modernization Act Of 2016 (HOTMA), the Federal Housing Administration 
(FHA) is required to provide guidance on the percentage of owner occupied 
units required to obtain condominium project approval. 
Owner occupied units are defined as principal residences, secondary 
residences, currently occupied units by the owners, or units that have been 
sold to purchasers who intend to occupy them as a primary- or secondary 
residences. 
FHA has historically set standards for condominium project approval where 
units have a high probability for success and has required owner occupancy as 
a component of condominium project approval. Prior to implementation of 
the Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA) Of 2008, the required 
owner occupancy percentage was as high as 80 percent, but was lowered to 
51 percent. After HERA, FHA adjusted the owner occupancy percentage to 
its current level Of 50 percent for existing projects and 30 percent for 
Proposed, Under Construction (including existing projects less than 12 months 
old) or Gut Rehab Conversions. 
It is FHA's position that owner occupants serve to stabilize the financial 
viability of the projects and are less likely to default on their obligations to 
ownership associations than non-owner occupants. If a unit owner defaults 
on his or her obligations to the ownership association, the entire project is 
subject to an increase in risk including, by extension, FHA mortgagors. 
Owner occupants, unlike either investors or renters, are incentivized to 
cooperate with other unit owners to ensure successful operation of the project. 
Analysis of FHA 's insured condominium portfolio over the past few years 
indicates that condominium loans have a lower default rate than other FHA 
www.hud.gov 
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Filed Under: Builder, Consumer View, Home Buying, Investments / Rental Property, Legal, Personal Finance, Real Estate Tagged With: Condo, FHA, The Doug Haldeman Show

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