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California and Arizona Home loans will be up to 95% LTV Soon!

Reblogger Lottie Kendall
Real Estate Agent with Compass CA DRE# 01215160

 

From Anthony Ebright, loan officer in Santa Rosa, California, comes this piece of good news for home buyers. It's oten tough in our high-cost area for buyers to have more than 5% down payment saved; now there's an option to restrictive FHA financing.

 

California and Arizona Home loans will be up to 95% LTV Soon!

Good news for California and Arizona home buyers! Starting February 22, 2010, mortgage insurance companies are easing up on their guidelines on conforming home loans! Homebuyers can put 5% down on conforming home loans again! It's about time! This is a good sign for the real estate market in California and Arizona. You can now buy a home without having the more restrictive FHA guidelines that usually scare home sellers from accepting an FHA loan offer.

There are a few restrictions to consider, here's the list:

  1. All buyers must have a 720 Fico score or higher
  2. Owner Occupied Only
  3. Single Family or Condos only
  4. Debt to Income ratios can not exceed 41% for all LTVs over 80%

This is a nice turn of events for both home buyers and home sellers in California and Arizona. It's good news for the rest of us in the business too! Now, if we can only get some more inventory in Sonoma County!

 

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Anthony Ebright is a Sales Manager, Home Mortgage Consultant and a FHA and VA Home Loan Officer in Santa Rosa, California. You can reach Anthony Ebright at 707-548-0752 if you need help refinancing or purchasing your home in Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, Healdsburg, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Sebastopol, Bodega Bay, Windsor, Cloverdale, Guerneville, Sonoma, or any of the neighboring metropolitan areas. Website: www.anthonyebright.com.
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Pacita Dimacali
Alain Pinel - Oakland, CA
Alameda/Contra Costa Counties CA

Lottie

I have two escrows...both buyers have FHA loans. Both escrows are for the same floor plan in the same community. One buyer is represented by an independent broker. The other by a loan officer with Bank of America. BOTH loans are with Bank of America.

Funny thing is, the one represented by the independent broker is actually going to close sooner than the one with the BOA loan officer whose buyers went into contract two weeks earlier!

We have been challenged by so many conditions outlined by the underwriter, and the questions about the appraisal. The independent broker's appraiser did a much better job with his report. Whereas the BOA's selected appraiser was questioned by the underwriter. So we used the better appraisal as back-up information to support the other.

FHA relief? I'll believe it when I see it. It always boils down to who the underwriter is.

 

Feb 20, 2010 07:23 AM
Dale Terry
Yadkinville, NC

Just in time for higher interest rates.   This is all a scam.

Feb 20, 2010 09:13 AM
Lottie Kendall
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

Pacita, if buyers can get away from FHA loans, it might be a good thing. Your experience outlined above is very interesting.

Feb 20, 2010 09:31 AM
Lottie Kendall
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

Sorry, Dale, what's a scam?

Feb 20, 2010 09:32 AM
Al & Peggy Cunningham, Brokers
RE/MAX West Realty Inc., Brokerage - Brampton, ON
Our Family Wants To Help Your Family!

Hope this helps to keep things going once the $8000 rebate is over Lottie.  Good luck!

Feb 21, 2010 02:42 PM
1~Judi Barrett
Integrity Real Estate Services 116 SE AVE N, Idabel, OK 74745 - Idabel, OK
BS Ed, Integrity Real Estate Services -IDABEL OK

Lottie,

A wonderful choice for a reblog.  Those that can meet the requirements will be blessed with a lower downpayment.  Hope you have buyers that can make use of it and hope it helps them get the home they want.

Feb 22, 2010 01:23 PM