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FHA New Minimum Loan Limits Set

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FHA Minimum Loan Limits Set
Submitted by: Kimberly Grant, Huntsville Real Estate Agent
Huntsville/Madison AL Real Estate Blog

There have been new loan limits for FHA set.  HUD has finally announced the increase in limits.  The New FHA minimum loan limits effective for our area are listed below:

Huntsville Homes for Sale

One Unit

$271,050

Two Units

$347,000

Three Units

$419,400

Four Units

$521,250

This is a HUGE advantage for our area.  Loan limits of $271,050 is a terrific limit for our area.  Just look at the average price of homes in the different areas below:

Huntsville Homes for Sale

Huntsville

$166,679

Madison (City Limits)

$233,759

Madison (Outside City Limits)

$205,274

Athens City

$148,036

Limestone County

$164,501

Madison County

$176,810

Morgan County

$123,245

 

As you can see, the new loan limits will allow for many more opportunities for home buyers in our area.  The new loan limits will provide more homes to be included in FHA loan programs.  There are also down payment assistance programs provided by the city of Huntsville to help those buying their first home.  If you are considering buying or selling a home in Huntsville or the surrounding areas.  I would be happy to assist you with your real estate needs.  Feel free to contact me and see what my team and I can do to help you make your next move!

Feel free to browse any of our local Homes for Sale.  You can also receive home listings by email complete with descriptions and pictures.  Please feel free to utilize any of the following links to Madison County real estate resources that may help you:

Huntsville Foreclosures          Huntsville Home Buyer

  • Find out how much your home is worth: Complimentary Market Evaluation   Huntsville Homes for Sale
  • Thinking of trying to sell your own home: Huntsville and Madison FSBO 
  • Find out how much you can afford: Mortgage Calculators 
  • Find out about great home deals: Huntsville and Madison Foreclosures
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    Kimberly Grant
    Realtor, Exit Leon Crawford Realty
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    Comments (7)

    Marchel Peterson
    Results Realty - Spring, TX
    Spring TX Real Estate E-Pro
    Kimberly, I have thought that our areas were similar from your localism post and now I see that we also have the same FHA limit.  That is a nice boost with everything else that is going on in the mortgage industry.
    Mar 19, 2008 03:01 PM
    Kimberly Grant
    Exit Leon Crawford Realty - Huntsville, AL
    Real Estate Agent - Huntsville Alabama
    Marchel I think we have the same FHA limit because from what I have seen the housing markets are very similar in our areas.  I agree that this will be a nice boost for us!!
    Mar 19, 2008 03:15 PM
    Lynda Eisenmann
    Preferred Home Brokers - Brea, CA
    Broker Associate ,CRS,GRI,SRES, Brea,CA, Orange Co

    Hi Kim,

    Good infor for Huntsville home buyers. Good luck with the new loan limits.

    Mar 19, 2008 04:34 PM
    Jennifer Fivelsdal
    JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 - Rhinebeck, NY
    Mid Hudson Valley real estate connection
    Kim - This is great information for your market area, the increase will certainly be welcomed by many.
    Mar 21, 2008 02:46 AM
    Ron Fuhrer
    Nazareth,Easton, Bethlehem - Prudential Patt, White - Nazareth, PA
    Lehigh Valley PA Homes
    Great Blog, especially with so many people going FHA recently, love your graphics.  Happy Easter!
    Mar 23, 2008 05:01 AM
    Cynthia Tilghman, RealtorĀ® Onslow County NC Home Specialist
    Kingsbridge Realty, Inc - Hubert, NC
    Hi Kimberly,
    Hope this gives your consumers more options.  We do mostly VAs in my area.
    Mar 25, 2008 01:13 PM
    Cynthia Tilghman, RealtorĀ® Onslow County NC Home Specialist
    Kingsbridge Realty, Inc - Hubert, NC
    Hi Kimberly,
    Great information for your consumers.  Your posts are always so "put together". 

    Apr 03, 2008 02:01 AM