Macon FHA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

MACON-BIBB COUNTY, GA

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.

Macon's 116 lenders originated 897 FHA loans during 2024. The total origination value was $195,465,000, with an average FHA loan value of $217,910.

Macon FHA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year FHA mortgages in Macon averaged 6.41% for the week of 2025-04-04, compared to the national average (all FHA variants) of 6.259% for the same period.

Macon's average FHA mortgage closing costs are $7,618.

The average rate for the prior week (2025-03-28) was 6.61% and one month ago for the week of 2025-02-28, the average rate was 6.59%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.71%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-04-04, the average rate was 6.04%.

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Macon 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 Macon level.

Name # of Loans 2024 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2024 Avg. Closing Costs
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 112 6.52% $9,201
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 62 6.26% $11,820
INSPIRE HOME LOANS INC. 57 5.54% $8,214
ATLANTIC BAY MORTGAGE GROUP, L.L.C. 50 6.39% $9,516
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 44 6.68% $10,404
BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 43 6.64% $10,747
FBC MORTGAGE, LLC 33 5.33% $9,371
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 29 6.64% $10,063
CANOPY MORTGAGE, LLC 24 6.39% $14,338
SOUTHEAST MORTGAGE OF GEORGIA, INC. 17 6.85% $9,335
EMM LOANS LLC 16 6.79% $8,902
Flagstar Bank, FSB 15 6.53% $8,360
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 14 6.18% $9,113
Colony Bank 12 6.52% $10,803
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 12 6.95% $9,767
BancorpSouth 12 6.20% $8,843
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 11 6.20% $12,154
FIRST COLONY MORTGAGE CORPORATION 10 6.36% $9,404
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 10 6.49% $9,103
ALAMEDA MORTGAGE CORPORATION 9 6.79% $10,934
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC. 8 7.03% $10,432
Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 8 7.34% $9,075
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 7 6.88% $6,901
CARDINAL FINANCIAL 6 6.46% $12,297
Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC 6 6.48% $12,854
Ameris Bank 6 6.08% $12,802
GMFS LLC 6 6.15% $4,779
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 6 6.44% $13,072
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC. 6 6.73% $9,269
Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) 5 7.13% $9,411
MORTGAGE INVESTORS GROUP, INC. 5 6.38% $7,627
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 5 6.67% $10,609
Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company 5 6.70% $10,849
Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC 5 6.07% $12,826
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY 5 5.82% $10,307
NEWREZ LLC 5 6.45% $8,478
HOMESIDE FINANCIAL, LLC 5 6.28% $12,404
AMERICAN FINANCIAL RESOURCES, INC. 5 7.35% $9,183
Renasant Bank 4 6.09% $9,400
Synovus Bank 4 6.13% $9,431
LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC 4 6.44% $8,143
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC. 4 7.09% $7,983
VAN DYK MORTGAGE CORPORATION 4 6.47% $8,179
VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE 4 6.97% $4,824
Plains Commerce Bank 4 6.66% $7,922
PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC 3 6.83% $16,351
GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 3 6.03% $12,303
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. 3 5.83% $12,806
ROYAL UNITED MORTGAGE LLC 3 7.00% $7,412
Alcova Mortgage LLC 3 6.50% $9,811
HOMEOWNERS FINANCIAL GROUP USA, LLC 3 7.25% $12,454
GENEVA FINANCIAL, LLC 3 6.29% $9,908
U.S. Bank 3 6.75% $8,087
ZILLOW HOME LOANS, LLC 2 6.38% $8,478
AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE COMPANY LLC 2 5.88% $18,620
Capital City Home Loans, LLC 2 6.63% $9,399
GUARANTEED RATE AFFINITY, LLC 2 6.25% $11,349
ISERVE RESIDENTIAL LENDING, LLC 2 7.44% $13,830
JPMorgan Chase Bank 2 5.75% $12,500
Lakeview Community Capital, LLC 2 6.75% $8,956
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC 2 6.94% $9,961
NBKC BANK 2 6.31% $9,500
NFM, INC. 2 5.88% $11,997
SECURITYNATIONAL MORTGAGE COMPANY 2 5.94% $21,539
SUMMIT FUNDING, INC. 2 6.81% $7,312
TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANY 2 6.50% $7,115
Truist 2 5.86% $9,572
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP. 2 6.63% $14,520
GARDNER FINANCIAL SERVICES, LTD. 1 6.00% $12,495
AMERITRUST MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 7.00% $10,637
North American Savings Bank, F.S.B. 1 6.75% $4,816
OCMBC, INC. 1 5.63% $6,527
OPEN MORTGAGE, LLC 1 7.50% $12,046
PANORAMA MORTGAGE GROUP, LLC 1 6.63% $7,955
First Option Mortgage, LLC 1 7.00% $10,299
Evolve Bank & Trust 1 6.63% $10,090
PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 1 6.13% $11,678
ENDEAVOR CAPITAL, LLC. 1 6.63% $9,490
DIAMOND RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.00% $7,785
CMG MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.00% $10,912
POLARIS HOME FUNDING CORP. 1 7.25% $14,142
PREMIA MORTGAGE, LLC 1 6.08% $8,826
PREMIER MORTGAGE RESOURCES, L.L.C. 1 6.75% $5,828
Presidential Bank, FSB 1 6.63% $13,894
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC. 1 7.75% $5,567
CityWorth Mortgage LLC 1 6.25% $13,538
CITY FIRST MORTGAGE SERVICES, L.L.C. 1 6.63% $10,840
CALCON MUTUAL MORTGAGE LLC 1 7.13% $5,349
Regions Bank 1 5.00% $12,103
RELIANCE FIRST CAPITAL, LLC 1 7.13% $8,794
BAY EQUITY LLC 1 6.25% $12,769
RESIDENTIAL BANCORP 1 5.63% $8,499
ROSS MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 7.13% $7,378
Barrington Bank & Trust Company, N.A. 1 6.75% $6,176
RUOFF MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. 1 6.50% $5,392
SeaTrust Mortgage Company 1 6.63% $7,787
VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC. 1 6.25% $8,363
BANKSOUTH MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC 1 5.75% $10,134
SOUTHPOINT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 1 7.25% $2,533
SOUTHWEST STAGE FUNDING, LLC 1 7.38% $8,751
AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC 1 6.13% $6,097
SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. 1 5.25% $13,997
Bank of America 1 7.50% $5,624
The Federal Savings Bank 1 5.75% $11,557
The Loan Store, Inc. 1 6.25% $6,992
VERITAS FUNDING, LLC 1 7.63% $13,317
AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION 1 6.75% $6,150
ACOPIA, LLC 1 6.25% $7,923
MID AMERICA MORTGAGE, INC. 1 6.75% $12,010
MEMBER FIRST MORTGAGE, LLC 1 6.13% $6,800
LIBERTY HOME MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 7.13% $11,229
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC 1 6.75% $8,608
United Bank 1 6.13% $9,793
INTERCOASTAL MORTGAGE COMPANY 1 6.25% $10,160
INTELLILOAN, INC. 1 6.25% $5,070
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC. 1 6.38% $5,396

The top Macon FHA lender as defined by loan originations is QUICKEN LOANS, LLC, with 112 FHA loans originated. Their average total fees are $9,201, which is $2,620 lower than the next largest lender, UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC.

The lowest fee Macon FHA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are INSPIRE HOME LOANS INC. ($8,214), Flagstar Bank, FSB ($8,360), BancorpSouth ($8,843), EMM LOANS LLC ($8,902) and FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION ($9,103).

The lowest rate Macon FHA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are FBC MORTGAGE, LLC (5.33%), INSPIRE HOME LOANS INC. (5.54%), PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC (6.18%), BancorpSouth (6.20%) and LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC (6.20%).

Macon FHA Loan Limits

Metro County Year Single Family Limit 2 Family Limit 3 Family Limit 4 Family Limit
MACON-BIBB COUNTY, GA BIBB 2022 $420,680 $538,650 $651,050 $809,150
MACON-BIBB COUNTY, GA CRAWFORD 2022 $420,680 $538,650 $651,050 $809,150
MACON-BIBB COUNTY, GA JONES 2022 $420,680 $538,650 $651,050 $809,150
MACON-BIBB COUNTY, GA MONROE 2022 $420,680 $538,650 $651,050 $809,150
MACON-BIBB COUNTY, GA TWIGGS 2022 $420,680 $538,650 $651,050 $809,150
MACON-BIBB COUNTY, GA BIBB 2023 $472,030 $604,400 $730,525 $907,900
MACON-BIBB COUNTY, GA CRAWFORD 2023 $472,030 $604,400 $730,525 $907,900
MACON-BIBB COUNTY, GA JONES 2023 $472,030 $604,400 $730,525 $907,900
MACON-BIBB COUNTY, GA MONROE 2023 $472,030 $604,400 $730,525 $907,900
MACON-BIBB COUNTY, GA TWIGGS 2023 $472,030 $604,400 $730,525 $907,900

Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Macon (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 $140,995 (1.1%) $187,948 (-1.0%) 0.52 750
2018-02-01 $139,925 (0.0%) $187,262 (-1.5%) 0.51 763
2018-03-01 $144,990 (-1.0%) $194,567 (-2.5%) 0.51 785
2018-04-01 $149,700 (0.5%) $202,669 (1.9%) 0.51 815
2018-05-01 $150,445 (0.4%) $210,527 (7.0%) 0.50 833
2018-06-01 $157,500 (4.8%) $215,471 (7.8%) 0.53 843
2018-07-01 $159,800 (6.6%) $213,850 (7.1%) 0.53 864
2018-08-01 $162,400 (4.8%) $216,757 (5.5%) 0.54 878
2018-09-01 $164,250 (9.6%) $219,623 (8.6%) 0.55 884
2018-10-01 $165,000 (17.9%) $219,237 (14.5%) 0.56 885
2018-11-01 $164,475 (13.6%) $221,820 (13.1%) 0.56 884
2018-12-01 $159,500 (12.3%) $216,935 (15.3%) 0.55 851
2019-01-01 $152,623 (8.3%) $217,964 (16.0%) 0.53 792
2019-02-01 $153,973 (10.0%) $219,011 (17.0%) 0.52 803
2019-03-01 $125,671 (-13.3%) $192,902 (-0.9%) 0.41 1,145
2019-04-01 $88,650 (-40.8%) $162,585 (-19.8%) 0.28 1,606
2019-05-01 $90,000 (-40.2%) $166,481 (-20.9%) 0.28 1,617
2019-06-01 $172,000 (9.2%) $242,722 (12.7%) 0.54 936
2019-07-01 $159,993 (0.1%) $235,311 (10.0%) 0.50 954
2019-08-01 $158,605 (-2.3%) $237,021 (9.4%) 0.50 945
2019-09-01 $156,521 (-4.7%) $236,686 (7.8%) 0.50 929
2019-10-01 $157,632 (-4.5%) $239,885 (9.4%) 0.51 911
2019-11-01 $159,990 (-2.7%) $246,001 (10.9%) 0.52 848
2019-12-01 $159,900 (0.3%) $242,414 (11.7%) 0.53 825
2020-01-01 $159,000 (4.2%) $238,514 (9.4%) 0.53 785
2020-02-01 $152,990 (-0.6%) $237,422 (8.4%) 0.50 800
2020-03-01 $150,990 (20.2%) $236,566 (22.6%) 0.47 780
2020-04-01 $150,620 (69.9%) $240,871 (48.2%) 0.47 776
2020-05-01 $158,500 (76.1%) $255,531 (53.5%) 0.48 706
2020-06-01 $163,745 (-4.8%) $266,163 (9.7%) 0.48 594
2020-07-01 $172,423 (7.8%) $271,355 (15.3%) 0.50 583
2020-08-01 $179,900 (13.4%) $281,427 (18.7%) 0.52 502
2020-09-01 $170,450 (8.9%) $278,673 (17.7%) 0.49 470
2020-10-01 $168,990 (7.2%) $493,202 (105.6%) 0.48 464
2020-11-01 $174,945 (9.4%) $289,133 (17.5%) 0.51 436
2020-12-01 $182,495 (14.1%) $298,290 (23.1%) 0.54 423
2021-01-01 $175,990 (10.7%) $295,210 (23.8%) 0.53 397
2021-02-01 $179,300 (17.2%) $289,626 (22.0%) 0.52 348
2021-03-01 $197,400 (30.7%) $290,589 (22.8%) 0.56 353
2021-04-01 $197,175 (30.9%) $293,520 (21.9%) 0.53 368
2021-05-01 $189,900 (19.8%) $263,200 (3.0%) 0.50 370
2021-06-01 $183,445 (12.0%) $260,639 (-2.1%) 0.48 416
2021-07-01 $190,000 (10.2%) $260,524 (-4.0%) 0.50 453
2021-08-01 $196,373 (9.2%) $258,634 (-8.1%) 0.52 499
2021-09-01 $208,745 (22.5%) $327,487 (17.5%) 0.56 542
2021-10-01 $215,000 (27.2%) $427,097 (-13.4%) 0.57 493
2021-11-01 $213,490 (22.0%) $452,708 (56.6%) 0.57 467
2021-12-01 $207,748 (13.8%) $472,086 (58.3%) 0.56 402
2022-01-01 $199,000 (13.1%) $468,284 (58.6%) 0.54 402
2022-02-01 $167,550 (-6.6%) $445,081 (53.7%) 0.44 394
2022-03-01 $169,950 (-13.9%) $337,399 (16.1%) 0.43 394
2022-04-01 $187,700 (-4.8%) $462,495 (57.6%) 0.45 390
2022-05-01 $215,000 (13.2%) $571,935 (117.3%) 0.49 426
2022-06-01 $232,748 (26.9%) $454,521 (74.4%) 0.52 482
2022-07-01 $239,995 (26.3%) $461,262 (77.1%) 0.54 517
2022-08-01 $229,950 (17.1%) $427,736 (65.4%) 0.53 528
2022-09-01 $235,000 (12.6%) $397,111 (21.3%) 0.55 539
2022-10-01 $225,995 (5.1%) $390,903 (-8.5%) 0.53 564
2022-11-01 $225,000 (5.4%) $413,142 (-8.7%) 0.54 580
2022-12-01 $239,450 (15.3%) $417,961 (-11.5%) 0.59 562
2023-01-01 $236,975 (19.1%) $405,444 (-13.4%) 0.59 549
2023-02-01 $209,095 (24.8%) $312,372 (-29.8%) 0.50 531
2023-03-01 $227,225 (33.7%) $293,472 (-13.0%) 0.54 529
2023-04-01 $232,500 (23.9%) $287,293 (-37.9%) 0.54 544
2023-05-01 $244,900 (13.9%) $292,299 (-48.9%) 0.56 549
2023-06-01 $259,375 (11.4%) $303,360 (-33.3%) 0.58 561
2023-07-01 $259,000 (7.9%) $305,180 (-33.8%) 0.59 593
2023-08-01 $252,075 (9.6%) $300,307 (-29.8%) 0.58 645
2023-09-01 $249,900 (6.3%) $292,306 (-26.4%) 0.58 689
2023-10-01 $240,029 (6.2%) $291,801 (-25.4%) 0.56 727
2023-11-01 $234,533 (4.2%) $288,295 (-30.2%) 0.56 722
2023-12-01 $225,000 (-6.0%) $282,654 (-32.4%) 0.55 694
2024-01-01 $229,950 (-3.0%) $280,682 (-30.8%) 0.56 683
2024-02-01 $233,153 (11.5%) $288,226 (-7.7%) 0.56 688
2024-03-01 $217,500 (-4.3%) $278,287 (-5.2%) 0.51 719
2024-04-01 $223,325 (-4.0%) $279,736 (-2.6%) 0.52 747
2024-05-01 $217,450 (-11.2%) $284,325 (-2.7%) 0.49 731
2024-06-01 $219,500 (-15.4%) $291,431 (-3.9%) 0.50 766
2024-07-01 $219,850 (-15.1%) $289,157 (-5.3%) 0.50 823
2024-08-01 $220,000 (-12.7%) $285,547 (-4.9%) 0.51 838
2024-09-01 $222,500 (-11.0%) $283,279 (-3.1%) 0.52 845
2024-10-01 $234,450 (-2.3%) $284,491 (-2.5%) 0.55 857
2024-11-01 $224,900 (-4.1%) $279,305 (-3.1%) 0.54 866
2024-12-01 $229,950 (2.2%) $285,433 (1.0%) 0.57 834
2025-01-01 $231,850 (0.8%) $284,372 (1.3%) 0.58 783
2025-02-01 $219,463 (-5.9%) $269,215 (-6.6%) 0.53 842
2025-03-01 $225,000 (3.5%) $277,202 (-0.4%) 0.00 884
Macon's median listing price for 2025-03-01 was $225,000, a difference of $7,500 (3.5%) versus the prior year and $5,537 versus the prior month.

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

Macon's average listing price for 2025-03-01 was $277,202, a difference of $-1,085 (-0.4%) versus the prior year and $7,987 versus the prior month.

For the 2025-03-01 period, Macon had 884 MLS listings, a difference of 42 listings (5%) versus the prior month and 165 listings (23%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Macon (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 79 days 1,916 sqft
2018-02-01 82 days 1,920 sqft
2018-03-01 66 days 1,986 sqft
2018-04-01 70 days 2,022 sqft
2018-05-01 67 days 2,026 sqft
2018-06-01 73 days 2,043 sqft
2018-07-01 74 days 2,022 sqft
2018-08-01 71 days 2,056 sqft
2018-09-01 79 days 2,042 sqft
2018-10-01 83 days 2,074 sqft
2018-11-01 88 days 2,050 sqft
2018-12-01 93 days 2,007 sqft
2019-01-01 102 days 1,980 sqft
2019-02-01 97 days 1,950 sqft
2019-03-01 83 days 1,975 sqft
2019-04-01 76 days 2,016 sqft
2019-05-01 77 days 2,046 sqft
2019-06-01 74 days 2,018 sqft
2019-07-01 73 days 2,008 sqft
2019-08-01 77 days 2,004 sqft
2019-09-01 80 days 1,997 sqft
2019-10-01 85 days 1,992 sqft
2019-11-01 92 days 2,008 sqft
2019-12-01 93 days 2,000 sqft
2020-01-01 100 days 1,967 sqft
2020-02-01 84 days 1,897 sqft
2020-03-01 67 days 1,889 sqft
2020-04-01 76 days 1,874 sqft
2020-05-01 75 days 1,887 sqft
2020-06-01 81 days 1,966 sqft
2020-07-01 65 days 2,075 sqft
2020-08-01 68 days 2,079 sqft
2020-09-01 63 days 1,954 sqft
2020-10-01 60 days 1,897 sqft
2020-11-01 53 days 1,902 sqft
2020-12-01 54 days 1,930 sqft
2021-01-01 54 days 1,949 sqft
2021-02-01 50 days 1,952 sqft
2021-03-01 43 days 1,961 sqft
2021-04-01 39 days 1,961 sqft
2021-05-01 44 days 1,919 sqft
2021-06-01 38 days 1,854 sqft
2021-07-01 47 days 1,858 sqft
2021-08-01 47 days 1,904 sqft
2021-09-01 46 days 1,962 sqft
2021-10-01 50 days 1,964 sqft
2021-11-01 56 days 1,983 sqft
2021-12-01 59 days 1,930 sqft
2022-01-01 54 days 1,800 sqft
2022-02-01 36 days 1,662 sqft
2022-03-01 34 days 1,670 sqft
2022-04-01 37 days 1,786 sqft
2022-05-01 39 days 1,851 sqft
2022-06-01 33 days 1,884 sqft
2022-07-01 43 days 1,886 sqft
2022-08-01 47 days 1,875 sqft
2022-09-01 45 days 1,929 sqft
2022-10-01 43 days 1,915 sqft
2022-11-01 49 days 1,924 sqft
2022-12-01 61 days 1,906 sqft
2023-01-01 61 days 1,926 sqft
2023-02-01 52 days 1,870 sqft
2023-03-01 49 days 1,881 sqft
2023-04-01 44 days 1,900 sqft
2023-05-01 46 days 1,971 sqft
2023-06-01 48 days 2,100 sqft
2023-07-01 48 days 2,100 sqft
2023-08-01 50 days 2,084 sqft
2023-09-01 54 days 1,980 sqft
2023-10-01 56 days 1,954 sqft
2023-11-01 61 days 1,911 sqft
2023-12-01 72 days 1,870 sqft
2024-01-01 72 days 1,866 sqft
2024-02-01 58 days 1,860 sqft
2024-03-01 59 days 1,782 sqft
2024-04-01 56 days 1,802 sqft
2024-05-01 53 days 1,779 sqft
2024-06-01 50 days 1,795 sqft
2024-07-01 54 days 1,799 sqft
2024-08-01 58 days 1,812 sqft
2024-09-01 59 days 1,824 sqft
2024-10-01 60 days 1,859 sqft
2024-11-01 72 days 1,814 sqft
2024-12-01 80 days 1,805 sqft
2025-01-01 79 days 1,866 sqft
2025-02-01 69 days 1,787 sqft
2025-03-01 0 days 1,817 sqft
Macon'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.

Macon's median square footage for active listings during the 2025-03-01 period was 1,817 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,782 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).