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Freddie Mac 3% down payment mortgage, qualifying, PMI updates

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Managing Real Estate Broker with SI Real Estate Tampa

Earlier this year the president reduced private mortgage insurance rates. FHA loans were more attainable for first time home buyers. Home owners that wanted to refinance and reduce their monthly payments could also participate in the reduction. Now Freddie Mac is about to roll out a new appealing option for home buyers: 3% down payment mortgages coming in March! Contributing to continued Real Estate recovery and stability, the guidelines of qualifying for this type of loan will not be as loose as the guidelines from the adjustable rate mortgage disaster in 2007-2008.


Donald Layton, CEO of Freddie Mac, assured everyone that the 97% loan-to-value option will be limited to borrowers who can prove a “very good income”. Basically comforting the skeptics that this option will not be available for the average loan applicant. He also reinforced that “underwriting standards are stronger than ever”. Obviously they have learned from their past mistake of handing out mortgage loans to anyone with a paystub.

When this information was first released, many people in the industry had flashbacks to the previous real estate market bubble. On social media, comments about the credit floodgates opening and potential for inflated real estate prices were abundant. Layton insisted and reassured everyone there would not be an issue and Freddie Mac’s forecast for the amount of people to use this product is “not nearly as high as many expect”. The company is targeting “responsible, stable lending to extra-worthy borrowers” with this type of loan. Layton also said they will publicly release the actual mortgage numbers once the program gets started.

Source: http://www.housingwire.com/blogs/1-rewired/post/32998-freddie-mac-ceo-dont-expect-low-down-payment-mortgage-craze

 

Comments (1)

Jeff Masich-Scottsdale AZ Associate Broker,MBA,GRI
HomeSmart Real Estate - Scottsdale, AZ
Arizona Homes and Land Group/ Buy or Sell

Thank you for sharing this breaking news Nibal. Interested in learning more when you have future updates. 

Feb 23, 2015 12:44 AM