Effective for all new registrations, maximum financing LTV/CLTV will
be reduced by 5% for any transactions where the property falls in a declining market.
A property is considered to be in a declining market if:
· DU findings return messaging stating that the property is in a declining market, OR
· Appraiser marked home values as "Declining" in the neighborhood section of the appraisal,
OR
· The property is in one of the counties defined as being in a declining market.
Example:
Product: Agency 30-Year Fixed
Purpose: Cash-out Refinance
Location: Orange County, Florida
Orange County, Florida is on Flagstar's Declining Markets list, so the declining market policy is in
effect. Maximum financing for a transaction like this is typically 90% LTV for an owner-occupied,
single-family residence without subordinate financing. Since the property is in a declining market, the
maximum LTV is reduced to 85%.
California
Alameda County
Butte County
Chico, CA
Contra Costa County
El Dorado County
Fresno County
Fresno, CA
Imperial County
El Centro, CA
Kern County
Bakersfield, CA
Kings County
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
Madera County
Madera, CA
Merced County
Merced, CA
Monterey County
Salinas, CA
Napa County
Napa, CA
Orange County
Placer County
Sacramento County
San Diego County
San Joaquin County
Stockton, CA
San Luis Obispo County
Santa Barbara County
Santa Cruz County
Solano County
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA
Sonoma County
Stanislaus County
Modesto, CA
Sutter County
Yuba City, CA
Tulare County
Visalia-Porterville, CA
Ventura County
Yolo County
Yuba County
Yuba City, CA
Colorado
Adams County
Denver-Aurora, CO
Arapahoe County
Broomfield County
Clear Creek County
Denver County
Douglas County
Elbert County
Gilpin County
Jefferson County
Park County
Weld County
Greeley, CO
Delaware
Kent County
Dover, DE
District of Columbia
District of Columbia
Florida
Brevard County
Broward County
Charlotte County
Punta Gorda, FL
Collier County
Naples-Marco Island, FL
Flagler County
Palm Coast, FL
Hernando County
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Hillsborough County
Indian River County
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
Lake County
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL
Lee County
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
Manatee County
Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL
Marion County
Ocala, FL
Martin County
Port St. Lucie, FL
Miami-Dade County
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL
Okaloosa County
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL
Orange County
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL
Osceola County
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL
Palm Beach County
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL
Pasco County
Pinellas County
Sarasota County
Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL
Seminole County
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL
St. Lucie County
Port St. Lucie, FL
Volusia County
Indiana
Allen County
Fort Wayne, IN
Wells County
Fort Wayne, IN
Whitley County
Fort Wayne, IN
Maryland
Calvert County
Charles County
Montgomery County
Prince George's County
Massachusetts
Barnstable County
Barnstable Town, MA
Bristol County
Norfolk County
Plymouth County
Suffolk County
Michigan
Barry County
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
Bay County
Bay City, MI
Calhoun County
Battle Creek, MI
Clinton County
Eaton County
Genesee County
Flint, MI
Ingham County
Ionia County
Jackson County
Jackson, MI
Kent County
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
Lapeer County
Livingston County
Macomb County
Monroe County
Monroe, MI
Muskegon County
Newaygo County
Oakland County
St. Clair County
Washtenaw County
Ann Arbor, MI
Wayne County
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI
Nevada
Carson City
Clark County
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV
Storey County
Reno-Sparks, NV
Washoe County
Reno-Sparks, NV
New Jersey
Cape May County
Ocean City, NJ
New York
Nassau County
Nassau-Suffolk, NY
Suffolk County
North Carolina
Alamance County
Burlington, NC
Ohio
Carroll County
Canton-Massillon, OH
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH
Fulton County
Toledo, OH
Geauga County
Jefferson County
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
Lake County
Lorain County
Lucas County
Toledo, OH
Medina County
Ottawa County
Toledo, OH
Richland County
Mansfield, OH
Stark County
Canton-Massillon, OH
Wood County
Toledo, OH
Rhode Island
Bristol County
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA
Kent County
Newport County
Providence County
Washington County
Texas
Webb County
Laredo, TX
Virginia
Alexandria City
Arlington County
Clarke County
Fairfax City
Fairfax County
Falls Church City
Fauquier County
Frederick County
Fredericksburg City
Loudoun County
Manassas City
Manassas Park City
Prince William County
Stafford County
Warren County
Winchester City
Winchester, VA-WV
West Virginia
Brooke County
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
Hampshire County
Winchester, VA-WV
Hancock County
Jefferson County
Stephen Katz
Katz Mortgage Team
I've noticed that it greatly depends on the lender on what method they use to determin if the subject property is in a declining market.
Sean Allen