EEMs or Energy Efficient Mortgages are FHA loans that allow borrowers to simply tack on an additional $8,000 for energy efficient home improvements (new windows, doors, furnaces, air conditioners, insulation, etc.).
These loans are quick and painless, but many people do not know about them.
I highly recommend seriously considering EEM loans for any FHA buyer in the process of purchasing a house that is over 20 years old. It is a very cheap and easy way to finance some very beneficial home improvements. These improvements will end up paying for themselves!
For more information about mortgages, buying or selling a home or property, home valuations, property searches, market updates and more please check my website http://www.billfletcherhomes.com/ or call (510)368-2854 or email me bill@billfletcherhomes.com.
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
Monday, November 29, 2010
Home ownership getting harder
Home ownership may be falling out of reach for more Americans as lenders toughen their standards for Federal Housing Administration-insured loans beyond what agency itself requires. Mortgage lenders including Wells Fargo & Co. and Bank America Corp., the two largest, have raised the minimum credit score on FHA-i loans that they will buy to 640 from 620. About 6.3 million people fall within th range, according to FICO, which created the formula for the ratings. To read the entire article, please visit : http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-home-ownership-gets-harder-for-...
Monday, December 7, 2009
FHA Mortgage Loans: Changes coming
The following report is provided courtesy of the California Association of Realtors:
Testifying before the Housing Financial Services Committee yesterday, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Shaun Donovan announced possible policy changes for Federal Housing Administration’s, FHA Mortgage Loans.
Rising defaults on FHA mortgage loans have led to the FHA’s cash reserves falling below federally mandated levels. FHA officials hope that policy changes will ensure borrowers have a stronger equity position and are less likely to default.
Proposed changes include:
· Raising the minimum credit scores requirements: Currently borrowers with FICO scores as low as 500 may qualify for an FHA-insured loan. The new minimum credit score has yet to be determined.
· Increasing down payment requirements: FHA borrowers currently can put down as little as 3.5 percent. A proposed change would raise that amount to a minimum of 5 percent.
· Limiting the amount sellers can provide as concessions: The agency is considering lowering the maximum permissible level to 3 percent from its current 6 percent limit.
· Raising up-front insurance premiums: Agency staff is reviewing whether to increase the monthly insurance premiums charged to borrowers, which come on top of insurance paid up front. The current up-front premium is set at 1.75 percent of the value of the loan. The FHA may decide to increase that premium. The amount has yet to be determined.
According to Donovan, the rules will not be finalized until the FHA determines how to craft them in a way that weeds out the most problematic borrowers while ensuring that qualified borrowers will not be inadvertently shut out, thereby derailing the housing market's recovery.
Fore more information about the changes to FHA mortgage loans please visit the following:
Wall Street Journal: FHA Considers Ways to Boost Its Reserves
Washington Post: HUD chief defend efforts to aid borrowers
Testifying before the Housing Financial Services Committee yesterday, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Shaun Donovan announced possible policy changes for Federal Housing Administration’s, FHA Mortgage Loans.
Rising defaults on FHA mortgage loans have led to the FHA’s cash reserves falling below federally mandated levels. FHA officials hope that policy changes will ensure borrowers have a stronger equity position and are less likely to default.
Proposed changes include:
· Raising the minimum credit scores requirements: Currently borrowers with FICO scores as low as 500 may qualify for an FHA-insured loan. The new minimum credit score has yet to be determined.
· Increasing down payment requirements: FHA borrowers currently can put down as little as 3.5 percent. A proposed change would raise that amount to a minimum of 5 percent.
· Limiting the amount sellers can provide as concessions: The agency is considering lowering the maximum permissible level to 3 percent from its current 6 percent limit.
· Raising up-front insurance premiums: Agency staff is reviewing whether to increase the monthly insurance premiums charged to borrowers, which come on top of insurance paid up front. The current up-front premium is set at 1.75 percent of the value of the loan. The FHA may decide to increase that premium. The amount has yet to be determined.
According to Donovan, the rules will not be finalized until the FHA determines how to craft them in a way that weeds out the most problematic borrowers while ensuring that qualified borrowers will not be inadvertently shut out, thereby derailing the housing market's recovery.
Fore more information about the changes to FHA mortgage loans please visit the following:
Wall Street Journal: FHA Considers Ways to Boost Its Reserves
Washington Post: HUD chief defend efforts to aid borrowers
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