Warner Robins FHA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

WARNER ROBINS, 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.

Warner Robins's 118 lenders originated 957 FHA loans during 2024. The total origination value was $233,905,000, with an average FHA loan value of $244,415.

Warner Robins FHA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year FHA mortgages in Warner Robins averaged 6.49% for the week of 2025-04-04, compared to the national average (all FHA variants) of 6.259% for the same period.

Warner Robins's average FHA mortgage closing costs are $7,716.

The average rate for the prior week (2025-03-28) was 6.49% and one month ago for the week of 2025-02-28, the average rate was 6.37%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.79%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-04-04, the average rate was 6.06%.

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Warner Robins 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 Warner Robins level.

Name # of Loans 2024 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2024 Avg. Closing Costs
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 119 6.56% $11,016
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 87 6.33% $10,161
ATLANTIC BAY MORTGAGE GROUP, L.L.C. 66 6.32% $10,239
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 56 6.01% $12,782
BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 40 6.62% $9,802
Colony Bank 30 6.37% $9,060
DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. 28 5.68% $7,235
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 25 6.36% $10,707
CANOPY MORTGAGE, LLC 21 6.42% $15,339
INSPIRE HOME LOANS INC. 21 5.82% $8,500
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 20 6.18% $8,615
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 18 6.46% $10,640
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 17 6.29% $10,173
FBC MORTGAGE, LLC 17 5.34% $9,115
GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 15 6.54% $11,774
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 13 6.59% $10,084
Alcova Mortgage LLC 12 6.25% $8,996
PRIMELENDING, A PLAINSCAPITAL COMPANY 11 6.31% $12,269
Synovus Bank 11 6.19% $10,939
FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE, INC. 10 6.56% $8,834
Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) 9 6.68% $12,350
Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 9 6.21% $9,983
Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC 8 6.47% $10,799
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 7 6.48% $12,573
BancorpSouth 7 6.18% $8,773
VANDERBILT MORTGAGE AND FINANCE, INC. 6 5.92% $10,254
EMM LOANS LLC 6 6.60% $10,480
Flagstar Bank, FSB 6 6.24% $8,615
Ameris Bank 6 6.25% $8,830
GMFS LLC 6 6.58% $6,871
EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC. 6 7.10% $11,446
CARDINAL FINANCIAL 5 6.80% $10,331
AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC 5 6.87% $7,621
VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE 5 6.55% $7,127
PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC 5 6.60% $8,903
SOUTHEAST MORTGAGE OF GEORGIA, INC. 4 6.78% $7,580
Capital Bank 4 6.13% $10,381
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC 4 6.66% $11,828
ServisFirst Bank 4 6.25% $10,010
MILEND, INC. 4 6.56% $13,076
LOANPAL, LLC 4 6.25% $7,926
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC. 4 6.63% $12,728
AMERICAN NEIGHBORHOOD MORTGAGE ACCEPTANCE COMPANY LLC 4 6.59% $14,054
VAN DYK MORTGAGE CORPORATION 4 7.19% $8,021
ZILLOW HOME LOANS, LLC 3 6.83% $8,561
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 3 6.75% $8,311
HOMESIDE FINANCIAL, LLC 3 6.96% $10,023
NEWREZ LLC 3 6.25% $6,823
Capital City Home Loans, LLC 2 6.56% $12,547
CMG MORTGAGE, INC. 2 6.94% $8,374
M&T Bank 2 6.00% $11,300
Renasant Bank 2 6.94% $7,250
Keystone Funding, Inc. 2 6.25% $13,893
Nations Lending Corporation 2 6.69% $12,371
NEW DAY FINANCIAL, LLC 2 7.25% $5,163
Bank of America 2 5.81% $3,735
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC. 2 6.50% $14,627
ACOPIA, LLC 2 6.88% $8,319
NFM, INC. 2 6.44% $11,555
Northpointe Bank 2 6.88% $6,704
SUMMIT FUNDING, INC. 2 6.38% $9,452
Lakeview Community Capital, LLC 2 6.94% $9,272
First Federal Bank 2 5.88% $8,720
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. 2 5.75% $13,899
CHURCHILL MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 6.13% $9,124
MORTGAGE INVESTORS GROUP, INC. 2 6.19% $7,841
TOP FLITE FINANCIAL, INC. 2 6.69% $18,271
HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 2 5.50% $17,670
Truist 2 6.25% $9,494
AMERICAN FINANCIAL RESOURCES, INC. 2 5.81% $9,914
Plains Commerce Bank 2 6.50% $9,124
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC. 2 7.19% $8,609
East Coast Capital Corp. 2 6.44% $16,412
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC. 2 6.75% $11,538
ALAMEDA MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 6.31% $8,916
DAS Acquisition Company, LLC 2 6.56% $10,823
Presidential Bank, FSB 2 6.69% $12,444
SUCCESS MORTGAGE PARTNERS, INC. 1 6.13% $11,405
American Mortgage & Equity Consultants, Inc. 1 6.13% $12,547
T2 FINANCIAL LLC 1 5.25% $32,294
The Loan Store, Inc. 1 6.99% $11,417
THE MORTGAGE FIRM, INC. 1 7.13% $6,071
TJC Mortgage, Inc. 1 7.13% $8,120
TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANY 1 6.75% $9,325
U.S. Bank 1 6.63% $15,145
ALLIED MORTGAGE GROUP, INC. 1 6.63% $5,919
VERITAS FUNDING, LLC 1 6.99% $21,010
GENEVA FINANCIAL, LLC 1 7.13% $12,178
GERSHMAN INVESTMENT CORP. 1 6.63% $12,784
RELIANCE FIRST CAPITAL, LLC 1 6.63% $5,948
First Merchants Bank 1 6.38% $7,378
HOMEOWNERS FINANCIAL GROUP USA, LLC 1 7.13% $9,363
Wells Fargo Bank 1 6.75% $8,271
HOMESTEAD FUNDING CORP. 1 6.50% $4,602
FIRST COLONY MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 7.13% $7,000
INTELLILOAN, INC. 1 6.75% $5,209
ISERVE RESIDENTIAL LENDING, LLC 1 6.63% $15,762
LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC 1 6.63% $7,639
ENDEAVOR CAPITAL, LLC. 1 7.13% $14,396
Loan Simple, Inc. 1 6.13% $10,571
MICHIGAN MUTUAL, INC. 1 6.25% $14,746
DIAMOND RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.00% $11,587
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 1 7.25% $7,455
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC 1 5.75% $7,909
Citibank 1 6.25% $11,317
NORWICH COMMERCIAL GROUP, INC. 1 7.75% $14,504
OCMBC, INC. 1 7.63% $6,451
PENTAGON FEDERAL CREDIT UNION 1 6.38% $10,906
PHH Mortgage Corporation 1 6.99% $12,805
Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company 1 7.75% $10,618
PLUS RELOCATION MORTGAGE, LLC 1 7.25% $11,931
BETTER MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.00% $7,409
Franklin Loan Corporation 1 6.25% $11,954
Residential Acceptance Corporation 1 7.75% $6,523
ROYAL UNITED MORTGAGE LLC 1 7.63% $6,499
RUOFF MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. 1 6.25% $8,064
SOUTHPOINT FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 1 7.13% $5,227
STOCKTON MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 6.13% $8,640

The top Warner Robins FHA lender as defined by loan originations is GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY, with 119 FHA loans originated. Their average total fees are $11,016, which is $855 higher than the next largest lender, QUICKEN LOANS, LLC.

The lowest fee Warner Robins FHA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. ($7,235), INSPIRE HOME LOANS INC. ($8,500), PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC ($8,615), FIRST COMMUNITY MORTGAGE, INC. ($8,834) and Alcova Mortgage LLC ($8,996).

The lowest rate Warner Robins FHA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are FBC MORTGAGE, LLC (5.34%), DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. (5.68%), INSPIRE HOME LOANS INC. (5.82%), UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC (6.01%) and PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC (6.18%).

Warner Robins FHA Loan Limits

Metro County Year Single Family Limit 2 Family Limit 3 Family Limit 4 Family Limit
WARNER ROBINS, GA HOUSTON 2022 $420,680 $538,650 $651,050 $809,150
WARNER ROBINS, GA PEACH 2022 $420,680 $538,650 $651,050 $809,150
WARNER ROBINS, GA HOUSTON 2023 $472,030 $604,400 $730,525 $907,900
WARNER ROBINS, GA PEACH 2023 $472,030 $604,400 $730,525 $907,900

Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Warner Robins (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 $206,547 (28.3%) $209,250 (13.4%) 0.77 753
2018-02-01 $212,500 (28.9%) $214,155 (15.2%) 0.77 779
2018-03-01 $214,350 (26.5%) $215,839 (13.5%) 0.75 780
2018-04-01 $218,894 (22.9%) $218,506 (11.0%) 0.74 766
2018-05-01 $219,500 (18.7%) $220,858 (8.1%) 0.73 771
2018-06-01 $216,888 (14.5%) $218,416 (5.4%) 0.72 816
2018-07-01 $216,644 (11.2%) $218,970 (4.5%) 0.72 863
2018-08-01 $211,563 (11.0%) $216,572 (3.7%) 0.71 890
2018-09-01 $210,250 (7.5%) $211,864 (1.9%) 0.71 858
2018-10-01 $214,163 (8.2%) $213,473 (3.5%) 0.73 852
2018-11-01 $218,638 (12.0%) $218,846 (7.1%) 0.74 874
2018-12-01 $218,772 (10.0%) $217,429 (5.7%) 0.75 818
2019-01-01 $218,763 (5.9%) $213,332 (2.0%) 0.76 773
2019-02-01 $217,963 (2.6%) $212,970 (-0.6%) 0.74 759
2019-03-01 $212,064 (-1.1%) $214,072 (-0.8%) 0.69 768
2019-04-01 $208,150 (-4.9%) $217,076 (-0.7%) 0.66 808
2019-05-01 $199,950 (-8.9%) $215,778 (-2.3%) 0.62 814
2019-06-01 $215,000 (-0.9%) $222,252 (1.8%) 0.67 749
2019-07-01 $212,300 (-2.0%) $221,478 (1.2%) 0.66 751
2019-08-01 $215,264 (1.8%) $224,405 (3.6%) 0.68 761
2019-09-01 $219,559 (4.4%) $226,657 (7.0%) 0.70 767
2019-10-01 $218,473 (2.0%) $227,246 (6.5%) 0.70 744
2019-11-01 $213,000 (-2.6%) $223,218 (2.0%) 0.70 694
2019-12-01 $218,837 (0.0%) $230,499 (6.0%) 0.73 649
2020-01-01 $218,060 (-0.3%) $226,775 (6.3%) 0.73 636
2020-02-01 $217,450 (-0.2%) $225,746 (6.0%) 0.71 618
2020-03-01 $214,925 (1.4%) $228,632 (6.8%) 0.67 586
2020-04-01 $215,000 (3.3%) $229,869 (5.9%) 0.67 539
2020-05-01 $226,450 (13.3%) $233,992 (8.4%) 0.69 510
2020-06-01 $235,670 (9.6%) $238,615 (7.4%) 0.69 426
2020-07-01 $238,550 (12.4%) $243,181 (9.8%) 0.69 383
2020-08-01 $232,228 (7.9%) $240,329 (7.1%) 0.67 382
2020-09-01 $242,400 (10.4%) $249,041 (9.9%) 0.69 345
2020-10-01 $239,450 (9.6%) $255,220 (12.3%) 0.69 313
2020-11-01 $233,446 (9.6%) $249,920 (12.0%) 0.68 302
2020-12-01 $236,641 (8.1%) $252,897 (9.7%) 0.70 295
2021-01-01 $243,840 (11.8%) $265,517 (17.1%) 0.73 249
2021-02-01 $252,710 (16.2%) $273,611 (21.2%) 0.74 218
2021-03-01 $267,500 (24.5%) $282,985 (23.8%) 0.76 197
2021-04-01 $277,425 (29.0%) $299,073 (30.1%) 0.75 197
2021-05-01 $282,450 (24.7%) $294,037 (25.7%) 0.75 212
2021-06-01 $294,950 (25.2%) $305,666 (28.1%) 0.78 249
2021-07-01 $274,450 (15.1%) $296,435 (21.9%) 0.72 307
2021-08-01 $257,180 (10.7%) $281,534 (17.2%) 0.69 319
2021-09-01 $274,950 (13.4%) $288,225 (15.7%) 0.73 332
2021-10-01 $255,486 (6.7%) $280,443 (9.9%) 0.68 380
2021-11-01 $263,129 (12.7%) $290,150 (16.1%) 0.70 365
2021-12-01 $267,652 (13.1%) $286,151 (13.2%) 0.73 320
2022-01-01 $278,080 (14.0%) $289,639 (9.1%) 0.75 305
2022-02-01 $288,765 (14.3%) $305,484 (11.7%) 0.75 288
2022-03-01 $299,167 (11.8%) $312,473 (10.4%) 0.75 289
2022-04-01 $287,995 (3.8%) $308,240 (3.1%) 0.69 289
2022-05-01 $294,658 (4.3%) $313,247 (6.5%) 0.67 350
2022-06-01 $305,653 (3.6%) $316,551 (3.6%) 0.68 408
2022-07-01 $323,036 (17.7%) $337,969 (14.0%) 0.73 426
2022-08-01 $324,484 (26.2%) $333,742 (18.5%) 0.75 428
2022-09-01 $321,255 (16.8%) $326,607 (13.3%) 0.75 434
2022-10-01 $321,915 (26.0%) $328,522 (17.1%) 0.76 470
2022-11-01 $319,900 (21.6%) $319,328 (10.1%) 0.77 520
2022-12-01 $315,000 (17.7%) $318,784 (11.4%) 0.78 533
2023-01-01 $310,293 (11.6%) $328,148 (13.3%) 0.77 506
2023-02-01 $307,500 (6.5%) $328,117 (7.4%) 0.74 499
2023-03-01 $302,828 (1.2%) $325,765 (4.3%) 0.71 495
2023-04-01 $298,961 (3.8%) $322,568 (4.7%) 0.70 530
2023-05-01 $301,300 (2.3%) $332,156 (6.0%) 0.68 534
2023-06-01 $312,175 (2.1%) $327,983 (3.6%) 0.70 519
2023-07-01 $310,950 (-3.7%) $326,248 (-3.5%) 0.71 491
2023-08-01 $306,450 (-5.6%) $324,772 (-2.7%) 0.70 487
2023-09-01 $307,900 (-4.2%) $324,672 (-0.6%) 0.72 511
2023-10-01 $299,048 (-7.1%) $317,782 (-3.3%) 0.70 583
2023-11-01 $299,023 (-6.5%) $320,007 (0.2%) 0.71 635
2023-12-01 $296,690 (-5.8%) $315,189 (-1.1%) 0.72 650
2024-01-01 $295,970 (-4.6%) $313,577 (-4.4%) 0.72 603
2024-02-01 $294,270 (-4.3%) $311,311 (-5.1%) 0.71 593
2024-03-01 $294,453 (-2.8%) $313,737 (-3.7%) 0.69 588
2024-04-01 $299,575 (0.2%) $324,886 (0.7%) 0.70 533
2024-05-01 $309,295 (2.7%) $331,209 (-0.3%) 0.70 526
2024-06-01 $309,490 (-0.9%) $341,741 (4.2%) 0.70 524
2024-07-01 $315,623 (1.5%) $341,967 (4.8%) 0.72 529
2024-08-01 $309,490 (1.0%) $332,918 (2.5%) 0.72 549
2024-09-01 $299,950 (-2.6%) $330,727 (1.9%) 0.71 572
2024-10-01 $296,918 (-0.7%) $326,410 (2.7%) 0.70 547
2024-11-01 $295,000 (-1.4%) $321,536 (0.5%) 0.71 559
2024-12-01 $299,425 (0.9%) $332,043 (5.4%) 0.74 537
2025-01-01 $299,450 (1.2%) $331,381 (5.7%) 0.75 528
2025-02-01 $302,616 (2.8%) $337,564 (8.4%) 0.73 497
2025-03-01 $299,825 (1.8%) $322,747 (2.9%) 0.00 579
Warner Robins's median listing price for 2025-03-01 was $299,825, a difference of $5,372 (1.8%) versus the prior year and $-2,791 versus the prior month.

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

Warner Robins's average listing price for 2025-03-01 was $322,747, a difference of $9,010 (2.9%) versus the prior year and $-14,817 versus the prior month.

For the 2025-03-01 period, Warner Robins had 579 MLS listings, a difference of 82 listings (16%) versus the prior month and -9 listings (-2%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Warner Robins (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 80 days 2,272 sqft
2018-02-01 66 days 2,299 sqft
2018-03-01 54 days 2,320 sqft
2018-04-01 60 days 2,345 sqft
2018-05-01 66 days 2,364 sqft
2018-06-01 68 days 2,352 sqft
2018-07-01 63 days 2,327 sqft
2018-08-01 60 days 2,318 sqft
2018-09-01 72 days 2,321 sqft
2018-10-01 82 days 2,322 sqft
2018-11-01 83 days 2,346 sqft
2018-12-01 92 days 2,331 sqft
2019-01-01 97 days 2,307 sqft
2019-02-01 83 days 2,295 sqft
2019-03-01 71 days 2,305 sqft
2019-04-01 58 days 2,327 sqft
2019-05-01 60 days 2,307 sqft
2019-06-01 58 days 2,327 sqft
2019-07-01 59 days 2,296 sqft
2019-08-01 60 days 2,312 sqft
2019-09-01 62 days 2,318 sqft
2019-10-01 65 days 2,298 sqft
2019-11-01 69 days 2,245 sqft
2019-12-01 74 days 2,277 sqft
2020-01-01 75 days 2,262 sqft
2020-02-01 68 days 2,278 sqft
2020-03-01 60 days 2,221 sqft
2020-04-01 62 days 2,192 sqft
2020-05-01 66 days 2,270 sqft
2020-06-01 58 days 2,346 sqft
2020-07-01 49 days 2,369 sqft
2020-08-01 39 days 2,298 sqft
2020-09-01 50 days 2,336 sqft
2020-10-01 49 days 2,267 sqft
2020-11-01 42 days 2,263 sqft
2020-12-01 46 days 2,246 sqft
2021-01-01 54 days 2,330 sqft
2021-02-01 46 days 2,360 sqft
2021-03-01 28 days 2,421 sqft
2021-04-01 31 days 2,478 sqft
2021-05-01 29 days 2,486 sqft
2021-06-01 26 days 2,515 sqft
2021-07-01 30 days 2,471 sqft
2021-08-01 49 days 2,366 sqft
2021-09-01 41 days 2,306 sqft
2021-10-01 34 days 2,142 sqft
2021-11-01 47 days 2,234 sqft
2021-12-01 60 days 2,246 sqft
2022-01-01 55 days 2,178 sqft
2022-02-01 43 days 2,143 sqft
2022-03-01 46 days 2,202 sqft
2022-04-01 36 days 2,161 sqft
2022-05-01 23 days 1,982 sqft
2022-06-01 33 days 2,081 sqft
2022-07-01 43 days 2,250 sqft
2022-08-01 48 days 2,267 sqft
2022-09-01 53 days 2,184 sqft
2022-10-01 54 days 2,246 sqft
2022-11-01 54 days 2,193 sqft
2022-12-01 59 days 2,199 sqft
2023-01-01 64 days 2,184 sqft
2023-02-01 51 days 2,180 sqft
2023-03-01 47 days 2,121 sqft
2023-04-01 44 days 1,984 sqft
2023-05-01 51 days 2,205 sqft
2023-06-01 49 days 2,301 sqft
2023-07-01 56 days 2,187 sqft
2023-08-01 45 days 2,155 sqft
2023-09-01 46 days 2,156 sqft
2023-10-01 42 days 2,043 sqft
2023-11-01 47 days 2,021 sqft
2023-12-01 57 days 2,009 sqft
2024-01-01 62 days 1,972 sqft
2024-02-01 47 days 1,951 sqft
2024-03-01 45 days 1,947 sqft
2024-04-01 47 days 1,973 sqft
2024-05-01 44 days 2,055 sqft
2024-06-01 47 days 2,096 sqft
2024-07-01 47 days 2,142 sqft
2024-08-01 51 days 2,062 sqft
2024-09-01 48 days 2,046 sqft
2024-10-01 53 days 2,006 sqft
2024-11-01 50 days 2,000 sqft
2024-12-01 55 days 2,001 sqft
2025-01-01 63 days 1,992 sqft
2025-02-01 62 days 2,062 sqft
2025-03-01 0 days 2,001 sqft
Warner Robins'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.

Warner Robins's median square footage for active listings during the 2025-03-01 period was 2,001 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,947 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).