Homosassa Springs FHA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, FL

FHA loans are mortgages created in the 1930's to help insulate lenders from credit risks and help promote home ownership. The Federal Housing Administration (hence, FHA) allows for lower downpayments and credit scores-- making these loans much more accessible than traditional mortgages.

FHA loans typically need just a 3.5% downpayment with credit scores of 580 or better. For credit scores between 500-579, the downpayment needs to be at least 10%.

While FHA loans make home ownership much more accessible to first-time homebuyers, they do require PMI (purchase money insurance)-- an additional insurance premium that is paid to the FHA to help cover defaults.

For additional requirements as defined by the FHA, click here.

Homosassa Springs's 117 lenders originated 858 FHA loans during 2024. The total origination value was $198,540,000, with an average FHA loan value of $231,399.

Homosassa Springs FHA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year FHA mortgages in Homosassa Springs averaged 6.22% for the week of 2025-04-04, compared to the national average (all FHA variants) of 6.259% for the same period.

Homosassa Springs's average FHA mortgage closing costs are $8,513.

The average rate for the prior week (2025-03-28) was 6.32% and one month ago for the week of 2025-02-28, the average rate was 6.3%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.82%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-04-04, the average rate was 5.85%.

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Homosassa Springs FHA Loan Lenders by Rates & Fees

The below table looks at the average fees/closing costs and rates for FHA 30 Year Fixed Rate (purchase, first lien) mortgages originated by each lender at the Homosassa Springs level.

Name # of Loans 2024 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2024 Avg. Closing Costs
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 109 6.23% $12,066
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 68 6.38% $10,687
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 30 6.40% $11,654
INSPIRE HOME LOANS INC. 28 5.31% $9,009
EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC. 28 6.86% $9,807
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 26 6.64% $11,145
Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 19 6.87% $10,597
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 18 6.35% $10,778
Flagstar Bank, FSB 14 6.18% $10,380
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 14 6.49% $9,303
THE MORTGAGE FIRM, INC. 14 6.64% $10,680
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC. 14 6.75% $10,791
AMERICAN FINANCIAL RESOURCES, INC. 13 6.89% $15,501
OPEN MORTGAGE, LLC 11 6.81% $12,028
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 11 6.27% $11,929
CMG MORTGAGE, INC. 10 6.16% $9,133
FBC MORTGAGE, LLC 10 5.82% $11,528
NEWREZ LLC 9 6.72% $10,613
CARDINAL FINANCIAL 9 6.68% $12,587
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. 9 6.81% $7,740
The Loan Store, Inc. 8 6.42% $12,794
TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANY 8 6.42% $14,347
SUCCESS MORTGAGE PARTNERS, INC. 8 6.36% $12,705
DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. 8 4.87% $7,328
BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 8 7.11% $12,670
GOLD STAR MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, CORPORATION 7 6.95% $11,471
Regions Bank 7 6.41% $9,346
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. 7 6.52% $11,420
Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company 7 5.80% $13,807
MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 6 6.56% $12,205
GENEVA FINANCIAL, LLC 5 7.10% $14,295
ATLANTIC BAY MORTGAGE GROUP, L.L.C. 5 6.75% $12,330
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP. 5 6.55% $10,874
AMERICAN BANCSHARES MORTGAGE 5 6.23% $11,038
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY 5 6.30% $11,782
Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) 5 6.45% $11,041
JMAC LENDING, INC. 4 6.13% $12,795
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 4 6.09% $15,172
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 4 6.66% $12,196
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC. 4 7.31% $12,109
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC. 4 6.75% $10,398
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC 4 6.59% $12,598
VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE 3 6.33% $3,840
STOCKTON MORTGAGE CORPORATION 3 6.54% $12,037
METROPLEX MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. 3 6.96% $10,808
Plains Commerce Bank 3 6.96% $11,830
Loan Simple, Inc. 3 6.92% $13,363
SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. 3 6.20% $14,493
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC 3 5.54% $11,871
ZILLOW HOME LOANS, LLC 3 6.38% $10,475
Nations Lending Corporation 3 7.25% $10,403
GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 3 6.63% $10,941
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 3 6.54% $8,572
HOMESIDE FINANCIAL, LLC 2 6.25% $13,591
AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION 2 6.38% $11,684
Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC 2 6.63% $11,643
ENVOY MORTGAGE, LTD 2 7.06% $9,825
FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE, INC. 2 5.63% $14,424
GARDNER FINANCIAL SERVICES, LTD. 2 6.81% $10,671
Hancock Whitney Bank 2 6.31% $9,725
Ixonia Bank 2 7.00% $10,450
Lakeview Community Capital, LLC 2 6.50% $6,862
MID AMERICA MORTGAGE, INC. 2 6.44% $8,405
MORTGAGE EQUITY PARTNERS LLC 2 6.75% $9,357
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 2 5.75% $7,523
NETWORK CAPITAL FUNDING CORPORATION 2 5.94% $16,562
PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC 2 6.75% $10,927
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. 2 6.75% $10,898
TIDEWATER MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. 2 6.94% $8,782
Truist 2 6.63% $8,718
UNITED MORTGAGE CORP 2 7.37% $11,166
VAN DYK MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 6.50% $14,337
Waterstone Mortgage Corporation 2 6.69% $9,129
LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC 1 6.75% $8,678
NATIONWIDE MORTGAGE BANKERS, INC. 1 7.25% $9,092
NBKC BANK 1 6.00% $11,186
AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC 1 6.63% $5,594
Keystone Funding, Inc. 1 7.25% $13,522
OCMBC, INC. 1 8.13% $8,435
ON Q FINANCIAL, INC. 1 6.25% $11,693
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1 6.99% $11,512
Paramount Bank 1 6.25% $9,747
JET HOMELOANS, LLC 1 6.75% $9,123
Hometown Equity Mortgage, LLC 1 5.75% $8,433
HOMESTEAD FUNDING CORP. 1 6.25% $8,201
Alcova Mortgage LLC 1 8.25% $5,704
Acre Mortgage and Financial Inc 1 6.75% $18,832
PNC Bank 1 6.88% $7,616
PREFERRED LENDING SERVICES, LLC 1 6.25% $9,284
HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 1 6.25% $11,726
GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLC 1 7.00% $9,820
GERSHMAN INVESTMENT CORP. 1 7.00% $10,769
Florida Capital Bank 1 6.00% $22,749
First Federal Bank 1 6.50% $6,123
RESIDENTIAL WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.75% $10,918
ROSS MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 5.88% $8,600
SECURITYNATIONAL MORTGAGE COMPANY 1 6.63% $13,439
AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE COMPANY LLC 1 6.25% $15,389
South State Bank 1 6.25% $7,202
EQUITY RESOURCES, INC. 1 6.75% $11,968
COMPASS MORTGAGE, INC. 1 5.63% $7,928
CALCON MUTUAL MORTGAGE LLC 1 6.50% $8,581
Bell Bank 1 5.75% $9,238
Bank of America 1 6.50% $10,982
WATSON MORTGAGE CORP. 1 5.99% $13,710
TJC Mortgage, Inc. 1 5.75% $13,785
MICHIGAN MUTUAL, INC. 1 6.50% $9,647
TOP FLITE FINANCIAL, INC. 1 7.38% $12,291
AMERITRUST MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 7.50% $9,034
MEADOWBROOK FINANCIAL MORTGAGE BANKERS CORP. 1 6.25% $13,140
Mortgage Lenders Investment Trading Corporation 1 7.25% $10,485
American Mortgage Bank, LLC 1 6.25% $9,207
Magnolia Bank 1 6.63% $14,448
LOANPAL, LLC 1 5.63% $11,429
LIBERTY HOME MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 7.38% $22,112
MY MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.50% $19,602
NATION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 7.75% $12,544

The top Homosassa Springs FHA lender as defined by loan originations is UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC, with 109 FHA loans originated. Their average total fees are $12,066, which is $1,378 higher than the next largest lender, QUICKEN LOANS, LLC.

The lowest fee Homosassa Springs FHA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are INSPIRE HOME LOANS INC. ($9,009), CMG MORTGAGE, INC. ($9,133), PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC ($9,303), EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC. ($9,807) and Flagstar Bank, FSB ($10,380).

The lowest rate Homosassa Springs FHA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are INSPIRE HOME LOANS INC. (5.31%), FBC MORTGAGE, LLC (5.82%), CMG MORTGAGE, INC. (6.16%), Flagstar Bank, FSB (6.18%) and UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC (6.23%).

Homosassa Springs FHA Loan Limits

Metro County Year Single Family Limit 2 Family Limit 3 Family Limit 4 Family Limit
HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, FL CITRUS 2022 $420,680 $538,650 $651,050 $809,150
HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, FL CITRUS 2023 $472,030 $604,400 $730,525 $907,900

Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Homosassa Springs (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Price (YoY Change) Average Listing Price (YoY) MSA/US Median Price Ratio Active Listings
2018-01-01 $224,950 (12.9%) $278,771 (13.1%) 0.83 1,135
2018-02-01 $229,575 (15.4%) $278,371 (12.2%) 0.83 1,177
2018-03-01 $230,000 (15.1%) $276,441 (11.2%) 0.81 1,197
2018-04-01 $229,225 (14.7%) $275,590 (10.4%) 0.78 1,204
2018-05-01 $228,425 (13.1%) $273,889 (6.8%) 0.76 1,157
2018-06-01 $225,000 (9.8%) $275,133 (6.6%) 0.75 1,107
2018-07-01 $224,900 (12.8%) $272,808 (5.8%) 0.75 1,110
2018-08-01 $223,125 (14.2%) $268,676 (5.0%) 0.75 1,138
2018-09-01 $224,900 (15.3%) $274,809 (6.8%) 0.76 1,174
2018-10-01 $224,950 (13.1%) $274,484 (4.8%) 0.76 1,243
2018-11-01 $224,900 (9.7%) $273,758 (2.9%) 0.76 1,300
2018-12-01 $219,900 (0.8%) $263,609 (-4.3%) 0.76 1,389
2019-01-01 $219,900 (-2.2%) $262,622 (-5.8%) 0.76 1,403
2019-02-01 $213,325 (-7.1%) $268,041 (-3.7%) 0.72 1,433
2019-03-01 $216,564 (-5.8%) $273,210 (-1.2%) 0.71 1,388
2019-04-01 $218,175 (-4.8%) $275,116 (-0.2%) 0.69 1,306
2019-05-01 $217,450 (-4.8%) $271,755 (-0.8%) 0.68 1,234
2019-06-01 $219,900 (-2.3%) $273,124 (-0.7%) 0.69 1,136
2019-07-01 $214,950 (-4.4%) $265,140 (-2.8%) 0.67 1,102
2019-08-01 $212,591 (-4.7%) $267,106 (-0.6%) 0.67 1,068
2019-09-01 $216,477 (-3.8%) $271,486 (-1.2%) 0.69 1,063
2019-10-01 $219,068 (-2.6%) $276,606 (0.8%) 0.71 1,059
2019-11-01 $220,000 (-2.2%) $286,819 (4.8%) 0.72 1,062
2019-12-01 $219,500 (-0.2%) $287,306 (9.0%) 0.73 1,068
2020-01-01 $220,000 (0.1%) $288,169 (9.7%) 0.74 1,050
2020-02-01 $219,950 (3.1%) $284,953 (6.3%) 0.72 1,053
2020-03-01 $224,900 (3.9%) $293,830 (7.6%) 0.71 992
2020-04-01 $219,900 (0.8%) $289,314 (5.2%) 0.69 924
2020-05-01 $224,900 (3.4%) $298,460 (9.8%) 0.68 823
2020-06-01 $221,013 (0.5%) $295,815 (8.3%) 0.65 697
2020-07-01 $230,925 (7.4%) $312,487 (17.9%) 0.67 600
2020-08-01 $229,900 (8.1%) $309,860 (16.0%) 0.66 533
2020-09-01 $230,975 (6.7%) $320,811 (18.2%) 0.66 492
2020-10-01 $235,250 (7.4%) $314,721 (13.8%) 0.67 564
2020-11-01 $234,950 (6.8%) $311,424 (8.6%) 0.69 585
2020-12-01 $238,750 (8.8%) $329,546 (14.7%) 0.71 572
2021-01-01 $239,900 (9.1%) $335,770 (16.5%) 0.72 465
2021-02-01 $248,900 (13.2%) $377,274 (32.4%) 0.72 393
2021-03-01 $249,475 (10.9%) $390,486 (32.9%) 0.71 297
2021-04-01 $251,100 (14.2%) $377,127 (30.4%) 0.68 286
2021-05-01 $249,900 (11.1%) $398,408 (33.5%) 0.66 268
2021-06-01 $264,250 (19.6%) $401,526 (35.7%) 0.70 296
2021-07-01 $275,000 (19.1%) $408,716 (30.8%) 0.73 331
2021-08-01 $274,700 (19.5%) $411,121 (32.7%) 0.73 381
2021-09-01 $267,350 (15.8%) $408,761 (27.4%) 0.71 391
2021-10-01 $278,375 (18.3%) $418,069 (32.8%) 0.74 418
2021-11-01 $296,773 (26.3%) $436,646 (40.2%) 0.79 413
2021-12-01 $299,950 (25.6%) $445,120 (35.1%) 0.81 414
2022-01-01 $309,450 (29.0%) $462,183 (37.7%) 0.84 353
2022-02-01 $309,975 (24.5%) $467,543 (23.9%) 0.81 321
2022-03-01 $313,500 (25.7%) $462,616 (18.5%) 0.78 294
2022-04-01 $317,350 (26.4%) $433,865 (15.0%) 0.76 317
2022-05-01 $313,750 (25.6%) $424,159 (6.5%) 0.72 403
2022-06-01 $339,125 (28.3%) $456,400 (13.7%) 0.76 491
2022-07-01 $335,000 (21.8%) $435,160 (6.5%) 0.75 617
2022-08-01 $329,125 (19.8%) $408,628 (-0.6%) 0.76 657
2022-09-01 $319,325 (19.4%) $399,548 (-2.3%) 0.75 686
2022-10-01 $329,950 (18.5%) $409,196 (-2.1%) 0.78 741
2022-11-01 $327,250 (10.3%) $400,127 (-8.4%) 0.79 887
2022-12-01 $319,925 (6.7%) $390,272 (-12.3%) 0.79 938
2023-01-01 $321,313 (3.8%) $389,814 (-15.7%) 0.80 897
2023-02-01 $329,988 (6.5%) $400,165 (-14.4%) 0.80 861
2023-03-01 $332,475 (6.1%) $399,914 (-13.6%) 0.78 864
2023-04-01 $325,000 (2.4%) $395,965 (-8.7%) 0.76 832
2023-05-01 $324,950 (3.6%) $400,316 (-5.6%) 0.74 813
2023-06-01 $327,450 (-3.4%) $414,711 (-9.1%) 0.74 800
2023-07-01 $329,950 (-1.5%) $409,625 (-5.9%) 0.75 800
2023-08-01 $340,731 (3.5%) $414,244 (1.4%) 0.78 823
2023-09-01 $340,000 (6.5%) $414,749 (3.8%) 0.79 829
2023-10-01 $345,425 (4.7%) $415,283 (1.5%) 0.81 900
2023-11-01 $339,900 (3.9%) $409,366 (2.3%) 0.81 1,048
2023-12-01 $339,000 (6.0%) $409,102 (4.8%) 0.83 1,109
2024-01-01 $329,900 (2.7%) $400,867 (2.8%) 0.81 1,111
2024-02-01 $330,075 (0.0%) $403,422 (0.8%) 0.79 1,170
2024-03-01 $329,900 (-0.8%) $419,281 (4.8%) 0.78 1,237
2024-04-01 $332,450 (2.3%) $406,349 (2.6%) 0.77 1,242
2024-05-01 $332,450 (2.3%) $409,908 (2.4%) 0.76 1,242
2024-06-01 $324,925 (-0.8%) $411,923 (-0.7%) 0.74 1,322
2024-07-01 $325,000 (-1.5%) $416,953 (1.8%) 0.74 1,339
2024-08-01 $325,000 (-4.6%) $417,169 (0.7%) 0.76 1,405
2024-09-01 $329,900 (-3.0%) $414,754 (0.0%) 0.78 1,376
2024-10-01 $324,900 (-5.9%) $402,810 (-3.0%) 0.76 1,336
2024-11-01 $320,000 (-5.9%) $397,317 (-2.9%) 0.77 1,414
2024-12-01 $320,995 (-5.3%) $396,236 (-3.2%) 0.80 1,485
2025-01-01 $325,000 (-1.5%) $404,102 (0.8%) 0.81 1,481
2025-02-01 $322,400 (-2.3%) $399,968 (-0.9%) 0.78 1,604
2025-03-01 $319,900 (-3.0%) $394,062 (-6.0%) 0.00 1,672
Homosassa Springs's median listing price for 2025-03-01 was $319,900, a difference of $-10,000 (-3.0%) versus the prior year and $-2,500 versus the prior month.

Homosassa Springs's median listing price comes in at 0% of the national average.

Homosassa Springs's average listing price for 2025-03-01 was $394,062, a difference of $-25,219 (-6.0%) versus the prior year and $-5,906 versus the prior month.

For the 2025-03-01 period, Homosassa Springs had 1,672 MLS listings, a difference of 68 listings (4%) versus the prior month and 435 listings (35%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Homosassa Springs (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 75 days 1,869 sqft
2018-02-01 75 days 1,875 sqft
2018-03-01 66 days 1,884 sqft
2018-04-01 66 days 1,857 sqft
2018-05-01 68 days 1,848 sqft
2018-06-01 68 days 1,846 sqft
2018-07-01 72 days 1,831 sqft
2018-08-01 73 days 1,831 sqft
2018-09-01 74 days 1,830 sqft
2018-10-01 70 days 1,838 sqft
2018-11-01 69 days 1,841 sqft
2018-12-01 72 days 1,815 sqft
2019-01-01 79 days 1,822 sqft
2019-02-01 76 days 1,814 sqft
2019-03-01 74 days 1,808 sqft
2019-04-01 74 days 1,802 sqft
2019-05-01 75 days 1,795 sqft
2019-06-01 79 days 1,808 sqft
2019-07-01 79 days 1,789 sqft
2019-08-01 77 days 1,772 sqft
2019-09-01 74 days 1,773 sqft
2019-10-01 72 days 1,773 sqft
2019-11-01 68 days 1,817 sqft
2019-12-01 72 days 1,812 sqft
2020-01-01 75 days 1,815 sqft
2020-02-01 75 days 1,819 sqft
2020-03-01 70 days 1,829 sqft
2020-04-01 77 days 1,819 sqft
2020-05-01 89 days 1,819 sqft
2020-06-01 90 days 1,812 sqft
2020-07-01 66 days 1,823 sqft
2020-08-01 65 days 1,777 sqft
2020-09-01 61 days 1,746 sqft
2020-10-01 49 days 1,762 sqft
2020-11-01 50 days 1,727 sqft
2020-12-01 53 days 1,734 sqft
2021-01-01 61 days 1,726 sqft
2021-02-01 49 days 1,734 sqft
2021-03-01 42 days 1,709 sqft
2021-04-01 46 days 1,690 sqft
2021-05-01 40 days 1,656 sqft
2021-06-01 34 days 1,670 sqft
2021-07-01 37 days 1,706 sqft
2021-08-01 37 days 1,705 sqft
2021-09-01 41 days 1,706 sqft
2021-10-01 50 days 1,673 sqft
2021-11-01 46 days 1,762 sqft
2021-12-01 47 days 1,732 sqft
2022-01-01 47 days 1,725 sqft
2022-02-01 37 days 1,713 sqft
2022-03-01 36 days 1,698 sqft
2022-04-01 32 days 1,681 sqft
2022-05-01 30 days 1,679 sqft
2022-06-01 30 days 1,743 sqft
2022-07-01 35 days 1,739 sqft
2022-08-01 44 days 1,714 sqft
2022-09-01 48 days 1,706 sqft
2022-10-01 52 days 1,726 sqft
2022-11-01 50 days 1,719 sqft
2022-12-01 60 days 1,690 sqft
2023-01-01 72 days 1,700 sqft
2023-02-01 70 days 1,712 sqft
2023-03-01 55 days 1,714 sqft
2023-04-01 54 days 1,690 sqft
2023-05-01 54 days 1,693 sqft
2023-06-01 52 days 1,722 sqft
2023-07-01 56 days 1,720 sqft
2023-08-01 57 days 1,732 sqft
2023-09-01 58 days 1,726 sqft
2023-10-01 58 days 1,740 sqft
2023-11-01 53 days 1,706 sqft
2023-12-01 60 days 1,699 sqft
2024-01-01 70 days 1,698 sqft
2024-02-01 63 days 1,705 sqft
2024-03-01 57 days 1,692 sqft
2024-04-01 64 days 1,692 sqft
2024-05-01 66 days 1,687 sqft
2024-06-01 64 days 1,672 sqft
2024-07-01 66 days 1,672 sqft
2024-08-01 72 days 1,676 sqft
2024-09-01 73 days 1,675 sqft
2024-10-01 79 days 1,656 sqft
2024-11-01 79 days 1,654 sqft
2024-12-01 75 days 1,681 sqft
2025-01-01 75 days 1,687 sqft
2025-02-01 73 days 1,686 sqft
2025-03-01 0 days 1,681 sqft
Homosassa Springs's median listing age (time on market) for 2025-03-01 was 0 days. This is -100% shorter than the same period one year ago.

Homosassa Springs's median square footage for active listings during the 2025-03-01 period was 1,681 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,692 sqft.

FHA Loan Requirements

  • Borrowers must have a steady employment history or worked for the same employer for the past two years.
  • Borrowers must have a valid Social Security number, lawful residency in the U.S. and be of legal age to sign a mortgage in your state.
  • Borrowers must pay a minimum down payment of 3.5 percent. The money may be gifted by a family member. (Traditional mortgages do not permit gifted down payments)
  • New FHA loans are only available for primary residence occupancy.
  • Borrowers must have a property appraisal from a FHA-approved appraiser.
  • Borrowers’ front-end ratio (mortgage payment plus HOA fees, property taxes, mortgage insurance, homeowners insurance) needs to be less than 31 percent of their gross income, typically. You may be able to get approved with as high a percentage as 40 percent. Your lender will be required to provide justification as to why they believe the mortgage presents an acceptable risk. The lender must include any compensating factors used for loan approval.
  • Borrowers’ debt to income ratio (mortgage plus all your monthly debt, i.e., credit card payment, car payment, student loans, etc.) needs to be less than 43 percent of their gross income, typically. You may be able to get approved with as high a percentage as 50 percent.
  • Borrowers must have a minimum credit score of 580 for maximum financing with a minimum down payment of 3.5 percent.
  • Borrowers must have a minimum credit score of 500-579 for maximum LTV of 90 percent with a minimum down payment of 10 percent.
  • Bborrowers must be two years out of bankruptcy and have re-established good credit. Exceptions can be made.
  • Typically borrowers must be three years out of foreclosure and have re-established good credit.
  • The purchased property must meet certain minimum standards at appraisal. If the home you are purchasing does not meet these standards and a seller will not agree to the required repairs, your only option is to pay for the required repairs at closing (to be held in escrow until the repairs are complete).