Fannie Mae Announces Single National Down Payment Policy;
Replaces Policy Regarding Markets Where Home Prices are Declining
A friend of mine sent me this article the other day and I thought I’d share because it’s important information for where we are right now in real estate! This may help those of us in areas where our buyers have had a hard time getting financing for our deals and lenders have been scrutinizing deals with a microscope!
WASHINGTON, DC — Fannie Mae (FNM/NYSE) today announced a new, national policy on down payment requirements for conventional, conforming mortgages the company will purchase or guarantee. Starting June 1, 2008, Fannie Mae will accept up to 97 percent loan-to-value ratios for conventional, conforming mortgages processed through its Desktop Underwriter® (DU®) automated underwriting system, and 95 percent loan-to-value ratios for loans underwritten outside of DU, in all geographic locations in the United States. The new national down payment policy will supersede the policy the company adopted in December 2007 that required higher down payments in markets where home prices are declining.
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Fannie Mae will begin lowering the interest rate on prices for the real estate market because of how bad our economy is falling.