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Today we eliminated a barrier to affordable and workforce rental housing by allowing newly constructed or substantially rehabilitated multifamily properties to refinance under FHA’s Section 223(f) program without a three-year waiting period.
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To help struggling borrowers in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands impacted by Hurricane Maria, today we announced a modification to our menu of foreclosure prevention options and a final 30-day extension of our foreclosure moratorium. Read more:
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As soon as you can start making your mortgage payments, contact your mortgage servicer immediately. FHA has special options to help homeowners to gradually bring their mortgage payments current, and none require you to make a lump sum payment.
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For borrowers with an FHA, VA, or USDA insured or guaranteed mortgage, a new fact sheet will help you understand the CARES Act mortgage payment forbearance option available if you're suffering a financial hardship due to the COVID-19 national emergency.
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We have made great strides toward restoring the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund’s health and are at last showing reasonable gains in the Fund’s financial performance. Read more in our Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2019:
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Today, we’re extending the foreclosure and eviction moratorium for single family FHA-insured mortgages for an additional two months, through February 28, 2021.
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FHA suspends reduction of annual mortgage insurance premium. Learn more →
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@SecretaryCarson
, "FHA condo rules will help millennials in housing market" via
@AmerBanker
#FindYourPlace
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After being sworn in this morning, today is our new Commissioner Brian Montgomery’s first day back at FHA. It’s great to have you back!
#BriansBack
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FHA’s 2017 loan limits increase, giving homebuyers more buying power. Learn more
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Today we announced an extension of our Single Family moratorium on evictions for foreclosed borrowers through September 30, 2021, while noting for mortgage servicers the expiration of the foreclosure moratorium on July 31, 2021.
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This afternoon, the U.S. Senate confirmed Brian D. Montgomery as our new FHA Commissioner.
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At the direction of President Biden, today we extended through March 31, 2021, a moratorium on foreclosures and evictions for borrowers with FHA-insured single family forward and reverse mortgages. Find out more:
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If you’re struggling financially because of COVID-19, help is available. Find out more:
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We've expand assistance options for borrowers struggling to make mortgage payments by extending highly effective COVID-19 loss mitigation options to all eligible borrowers, regardless of the cause of their delinquency:
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If you have an FHA-insured single family mortgage and have a financial hardship due to COVID-19, help is available. Call your mortgage servicer and ask about forbearance for your mortgage payments available under the CARES Act. Find out more in our Q&A:
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We've extended the deadline to March 31 for homeowners with FHA-insured mortgages to request a COVID-19 mortgage forbearance. This supports President Biden’s Day One request to provide economic relief to those suffering financially due to COVID-19.
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This year’s Homeownership Month marks the 20th year of this opportunity to amplify the benefits of homeownership and the work that must be done to achieve fairness and equity in homeownership for all Americans:
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Today we released our fiscal year 2021 report on the FHA Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund. In FY 2021, we delivered relief for COVID-impacted homeowners and enabled homeownership for first-time and low-/ moderate-income borrowers, and households of color:
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FHA is extending its 180-day foreclosure moratorium for
FHA-insured homeowners in devastated areas of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands for an additional 60 days due to extensive damage and continuing needs in these territories:
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Our second Dispelling Homebuying Myths pre-recorded webinar,“Affording a Home,” addresses common myths associated with using an FHA-insured mortgage to purchase a home. If you are a loan originator or real-estate professional, this resource is for you:
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FHA cutting the cost of annual premiums most new borrowers pay by 25 basis points...or a quarter percent.
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If you have an FHA-insured mortgage and your home is damaged, what do you do? Here's some guidance.
#HarveyFlood
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Today we awarded $51.4 million in housing counseling grants to 177 housing counseling agencies to support critical work to stem the tide of the pandemic’s impact, maintain housing stability, help families eviction prevention, and more:
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Our Office of Multifamily Housing closed two RAD transactions for $96.5 million with the Chicago Housing Authority to finance the rehabilitation of affordable rental homes for seniors at the Irene McCoy Gaines Apartments and Albany Terrace. Read more:
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We’re promoting development in Opportunity Zones with reduced FHA insurance application fees and other incentives for transactions for healthcare and hospital facilities to be built or rehabilitated in qualified Opportunity Zones. Find out more:
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We're marking the 10th anniversary of the Office of Housing Counseling as a distinct office and celebrating the many contributions of HUD’s housing counseling program to sustainable and affordable homeownership and rental housing:
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With a bit of housing counseling, families are more successful finding. and keeping their homes! Find one near you!
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HUD's preview final rule for the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (
#HOTMA
) delivers important benefits to residents participating in HUD assisted housing programs, including Multifamily project-based assistance programs. Access the preview:
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Today
@FHAgov
published updated Handbook language to clearly articulate FHA’s expectations of appraisers and mortgagees to comply with all applicable anti-discrimination laws, including the Fair Housing Act, in concert with
#PAVETASKFORCE
. Read more:
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We're restarting the FHA Housing Finance Agency Risk-Sharing Program with the Treasury Department's Federal Financing Bank. This provides additional financing options for multifamily affordable rental housing development through HFAs. Read more:
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Today we published a Q&A document to assist Multifamily Housing stakeholders regarding property management and oversight as they relate to COVID-19. Read the Q&A:
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Today we issued a waiver that provides alternatives to submitting hard copy Condominium project approval packages to the Office of Single Family Housing in light of the COVID-19 national emergency. Read the waiver:
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Attention Multifamily housing owners and management agents. Technical assistance is available to assist you in implementing a Family Self-Sufficiency program. Requests for Interest and applications must be submitted by October 8. Find out more:
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Our new Loan Review System (LRS) is now live, making it easier for lenders to do business with FHA.
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Today Assistant Secretary for Housing Julia Gordon addressed participants in HUD's Manufactured Housing Program as State Administrative Agencies or Primary Inspection Agencies. Gordon reinforced HUD's emphasis on manufactured homes as a source of safe, modern, affordable housing.
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Our Office of Multifamily Housing updated its COVID-19 Q&A for stakeholders to include information on the CARES Act provisions and almost two dozen additional Q&As covering operations, production, and asset management.
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Today we announced a tailored set of CARES Act mortgage payment relief options for single family homeowners with FHA-insured forward and reverse mortgages who are experiencing financial hardship as a result of the COVID-19 National Emergency. Read more:
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At this extraordinary time, Federal Housing Commissioner Brian Montgomery is reaching out to ensure that FHA’s many stakeholders understand the status of our operations and our plans as health and economic events unfold and evolve. Watch the video:
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Join us on Thursday, June 24, 2021 for a National Homeownership Month live, virtual event, “Advancing Racial Equity in Homeownership”. Hear from housing counseling agencies, advocacy groups, academia, and HUD officials. Find out more and register at:
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High-cost communities in the U.S. will see loan limits increase to $679,650 from $636,150. See the complete list of our 2018 loan limits across the country → .
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Our Office of Manufactured Housing Programs is now an independent office reporting directly to Assistant Secretary Julia Gordon, an action that recognizes the important role of manufactured housing in meeting the nation’s affordable housing needs:
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Today we announced an expansion of our Multifamily Low-Income Housing Tax Credit pilot program to include new construction and substantial rehabilitation transactions with LIHTCs in an expedited review that will reduce processing times.
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When the FHA was created in 1934, mortgage terms were limited to repayments spread over 3-5 years, ending in a balloon payment. Today, FHA-insured mortgages up to a 30-year term make homeownership a reality for more than a million families each year.
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Welcome to HUD
@SecretaryCarson
!
It’s an honor to serve as
@HUDgov
’s 17th Secretary. Ready to roll my sleeves up and get to work!
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Today we’re announcing that we are increasing flood insurance options for homeowners living in special flood hazard areas by allowing flood insurance from private insurers on FHA-insured single family mortgages. Read more:
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HUD and the Biden-Harris Administration have taken a range of steps to make homeownership a reality for more Americans. FHA's 30 basis point annual MIP reduction is one of these actions:
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Register for our March 9 webinar for housing counselors and housing providers, "Housing Protections for Persons Impacted by Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault." Participants will learn about housing protections under the 2022 Reauthorization of VAWA:
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HUD’s Interim Final Rule posted today amends the time period for housing counselors to become certified to a new deadline of August 1, 2021. Read the rule:
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When FHA was created in 1934, America was primarily a nation of renters. Only four in 10 households owned homes. Today, an estimated 40 percent of all first-time homebuyers turn to FHA to make their American Dream happen.
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Every person deserves the chance to live each day with security, with dignity, and with hope. A place to call their own. HUD will do everything we can to help advance affordable homeownership in our nation—this month, and every month ahead.
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A Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) milestone: the 1970s-era rental assistance program has been fully converted through RAD to Section 8 contracts, preserving over 14,000 affordable rental units. Read more:
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Today we published guidance for lenders to obtain a “Green MIP” decrease of capitalized upfront/annual MIP rates to 25 bps on most Section 232 Residential Care Facility mortgages for facilities that meet industry-recognized green building certifications:
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Today we announced a new 40-year mortgage modification for mortgage servicers to use in conjunction with our partial claim option to assist additional borrowers who are behind on their mortgage payments for FHA Title II forward mortgages:
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Today we announced the immediate availability of revised FHA Condominium Loan Level/Single-Unit Approval and Condominium Project Approval questionnaires. Both forms have been streamlined to provide greater clarity for those doing business with FHA.
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Today we announced an extension of our foreclosure and eviction moratorium through August 31, 2020, for homeowners with FHA-insured Single Family mortgages. Read today’s announcement:
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Today, we are announcing our new loan limits for 2018, with most areas of the country to experience an increase next year. Learn more .
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FHA is deeply saddened by the passing of real estate columnist Ken Harney, a true advocate for our mission and unfailingly fair and honest in his writing. This is a great loss for those of us in real estate community and consumers alike.
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Commissioner Julia Gordon joined Mayor Patrick Hanlon, Minnesota Housing leaders, and property owner Trellis at Hopkins Village, MN, to celebrate Minnesota Housing's work to support affordable multifamily housing using the FHA/FFB risk sharing program:
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Today we announced the availability of up to $50 million in Congressionally-appropriated funds for capital advances and project rental assistance contracts for the building and maintenance of supportive rental housing for very-low-income elderly persons.
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Our monthly FHA portfolio reports covering February 2024 activity are available now. In February, FHA insured more than 51,000 single family forward mortgages and more than 1,800 Home Equity Conversion reverse mortgages for seniors:
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If you’re struggling financially because of COVID-19, help is available. Find out more:
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Today we published a final rule pertaining to the FAST Act. The rule reduces administrative burdens on
#PublicHousing
Authorities and
#HUD
#Multifamily
property owners, while offering tenants and families choices. Read the final rule:
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During the
#COVID19
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We’ve just announced a new, temporary policy that provides guidance for lenders to obtain FHA insurance endorsements on single family mortgages where the borrower has requested or obtained a COVID-19 forbearance. Read today’s announcement:
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National Homeownership Month 2023 lets us reflect on what we’ve accomplished to provide access to homeownership, remove barriers to homeownership for communities of color, address the racial wealth gap, and help struggling homeowners keep their homes:
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Save November 16-17 for HUD Fair Housing 2021: What Counselors Need to Know. The conference will feature sessions on rights for persons with disabilities, LGBTQ+ protections, and reaching limited English proficient populations. Find out more:
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If you’re having difficulty paying your mortgage due to the
#COVID19
pandemic, contact your lender immediately to request a forbearance for up to six months. And if you’re already on forbearance and need more time, make sure you talk with your servicer.
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This morning, FHA Commissioner Julia Gordon spoke at the ribbon cutting event for Next Step Network's Kilpatrick Woods development in Hagerstown, MD, where she reinforced the importance HUD places on manufactured homes in its work to address housing supply and affordability.
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#FHA
Commissioner Julia Gordon highlighted the role FHA’s Multifamily and Healthcare mortgage insurance programs play in affordable housing and community development at today’s general session of the MBA's Commercial/Multifamily Finance Conference.
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FHA published ML 2021-18, which outlines new home retention options for FHA-insured homeowners financially impacted by COVID-19. See:
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If you’re struggling financially because of COVID-19, help is available. Find out more about forbearance for homeowners with FHA-insured mortgages at
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On Thurs, at 1pm EDT
@FHA_PDAS
Ed Golding will be tweeting live about FHA loans. Send him your Qs using
#OwnTheDream
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FHA Commissioner Julia Gordon and Deputy Assistant Secretary Ethan Handelman announced the latest round of GRRP awards at an event near Washington Park apartments in Cincinnati, OH. The property, owned by
@POAHCommunities
, received a $2.2 million surplus cash loan award from HUD.
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Our leap forward in deploying dynamic robotics technology started today with the implementation of automated contract renewals for assisted housing. This transformative work sets the stage for expanded use of this groundbreaking technology in the Office of Housing.
#FHACatalyst
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Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner Julia Gordon opened today's Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee by reinforcing the importance
@HUDgov
places on the work being done by housing counselors to support homeownership and rental housing.
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If you’re struggling financially because of COVID-19, help is available. Find out more:
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FHA July 2022 portfolio reports are available now. In July, FHA insured almost 69,000 single family mortgages, 4,900+ Home Equity Conversion Mortgages for seniors, 72 mortgages for multifamily properties, and 13 mortgages for residential care facilities:
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Today FHA Commissioner Julia Gordon joined a panel discussion in recognition of Women's History Month hosted by the Federally Employed Women - Widening Opportunities for Women Chapter. During the session, she addressed strategies for progressing against inequity in housing.
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Our Office of Housing Counseling invites the public to join us at the next Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee meeting on September 27. Request registration by emailing HCFACCommittee
@ajantaconsulting
.com
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RECAP: The Office of Housing Counseling team hosted 130+ attendees at its Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee in San Antonio, TX. The team also met with Habitat for Humanity & Mexican American Unity Council to learn about their innovative, affordable housing solutions.
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Our addition of positive rental payment history in the TOTAL Mortgage Scorecard assessment criteria supports greater opportunity for first-time homebuyers to qualify for affordable FHA-insured mortgage financing. Read today’s announcement:
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Housing counselors play an important role by helping those who have sacrificed to protect our freedom. We encourage housing counselors to join us at this event to learn about protections for active-duty service members and their families. Register:
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#FHA
publishes final rule to strengten the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program
#reversemortgage
,
#HECM
→
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Today we announced the upcoming release of our
#FHACatalyst
Electronic Appraisal Delivery module. This newest module will allow lenders to electronically submit, track, and manage FHA single family forward mortgage property appraisals:
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Join our Office of Housing Counseling for a series of three symposiums on the importance and impact of prepurchase housing counseling and homebuyer education, including highlights of findings from recent research. Register for one or all three symposiums:
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Today
@FHAgov
announced updates to student loan monthly payment calculations. The updates align our policies with other industry participants, providing more access to affordable FHA-insured mortgage financing for those with student loan debt: Read more:
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FHA Commissioner Julia Gordon met with the FHA Denver Homeownership Center team yesterday as part of her visit to
@HUDRockyMtns
Denver Field Office. This is the FHA Single Family team in Denver who make homeownership a reality for those we serve.
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Check out our latest pre-recorded webinar, “Dispelling Myths: Tips for Buying Your First Home.” This session provides information for first-time homebuyers, originators, and real-estate professionals about buying a first home with an FHA-insured mortgage:
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Just released, our FY 2023 FHA Annual Management Report which details the achievements of the Offices of Single Family Housing, Multifamily Housing Programs, and Healthcare Programs. Fed Housing Commissioner Gordon also shares thoughts on the team’s work:
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