Posts Tagged ‘FHA 203b’

What do you need to make application for an Oregon FHA mortgage loan? Honestly, you don’t need anything except for the knowledge of your income and assets to make application but to get a valid pre-approval for an Oregon FHA mortgage loan there is a list of things that you will need to get this done. An experienced loan officer will know that they may be able to get an automated approval, but until they are able to prove what they are telling the automated system, it might as well be written in smoke. These are items that an experienced FHA loan officer should ask you for at your first meeting because they will be needed. Read More

Now that you have found a FHA Mortgage Loan Officer that is accessible, it is time to find out if they are the right one for you. So, it is time to ask some questions. First of all, I think you need to ask if they are working for a company that is approved to originate FHA loans. A real basic question, but it is amazing how many people aren’t. Next, how about asking them about their FHA loan experience? How long have they been originating FHA mortgage loans? What kind of FHA mortgage loans do they originate? Do they know the difference between a 203b and a 203c? (203c is on a condo and they should know that and not have to look it up.) Read More

The following was released today about the maximum loan to value on an FHA cash out refinance. A cash out refinance is done when more than the balance of the mortgage and closing costs are included in the new loan amount. This could be in the form of cash to the borrower or payment of secondary liens against the property or the payment of any other borrower indebtness. This is a change from the current 95% maximum loan to value for a cash out refinance. Borrowers have until March 31 to start their application if they would like to receive more than 85% loan to value. Read More

Students attending or going to attend the University of Oregon should call me to discuss this program to assist in paying for your student housing. Any other college or university in Oregon, Washington or California I can help you with also. The FHA 203b home purchase program is a great way to help pay for college. First time homebuyers are especially valued for this program.

The University of Oregon Ducks call Eugene home, but it is also home to Northwest Christian University, Eugene Bible College, Gutenberg College and Lane Community College.  One of the biggest college expenses is housing for your student. College is expensive and Oregon was way down on the list of affordable college states, so how about a way to make, at least, housing more affordable? If you consider purchasing a home for that student to live in using the FHA 203b program with a non-occupant co-borrower, you might find this to be the way to save some money.

Using my handy dandy “rentometer” that will tell me if a comparable apartment in the area is priced right, it appears that about $1000 per month is pretty average (for an apartment.) So, using an FHA 203b program to purchase the home in the student’s name with the parents as “non-occupant” co-borrowers, let’s compare the rent vs. buy on this home with 3.5% down payment. We are also assuming a 25% tax bracket and no appreciation on the home during a 3 year period. Read More

Last year, as part of the Housing Bill of 2008, HUD raised the FHA loan limits across the United States as a way to help people that were having difficulty refinancing their sub-prime mortgages. That temporary increase expired on Dec. 31, 2008 and the new minimum FHA loan limit went into effect for the Eugene/Springfield and Lane County area. Although still a decent limit, it did take a lot of the market out of FHA financing. Well, that changed this week. Read More