{"id":6900,"date":"2008-01-30T22:44:47","date_gmt":"2008-01-31T03:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ewmrealestate.com\/blog\/2008\/01\/30\/raising-the-conforming-loan-limits\/"},"modified":"2019-04-23T20:57:37","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T20:57:37","slug":"raising-the-conforming-loan-limits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewmrealestate.com\/blog\/raising-the-conforming-loan-limits\/","title":{"rendered":"Raising The Conforming Loan Limits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewmrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2008\/01\/conforming-loan-limit.jpg\" title=\"Conforming Loan Limits\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewmrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2008\/01\/conforming-loan-limit.jpg\" title=\"Conforming Loan Limits\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewmrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2008\/01\/conforming-loan-limit.gif\" title=\"Conforming Loan Limits\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewmrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2008\/01\/dollars-green.jpg\" title=\"Dollars\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.ewmrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/230\/files\/2008\/01\/dollars-green.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Dollars\" align=\"left\" border=\"4\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a>Yesterday, the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed <a href=\"http:\/\/thomas.loc.gov\/cgi-bin\/bdquery\/z?d110:h.r.05140:\" title=\"HR 5140\">HR 5140 <\/a>\u2013 an economic stimulus package that includes a temporary increase in the conforming loan limit and the upper threshold for FHA loan programs to as much as $729,750 in high-cost areas.  The temporary increase would last only until the end of 2008.  The bill would also restrict Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Administration from guaranteeing or purchasing loans above 125 percent of the median home price for a given area.  That means that the existing $417,000 conforming loan limit for mortgages eligible for purchase by Fannie and Freddie would not increase in areas where the median home price is $333,600 or less.  The problem of course, is that as of right now, no one knows what the <em>&#8220;official&#8221;<\/em> median home price is in different markets because this data has never been published by HUD!<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, it would be up to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to determine the median home price for different housing markets &#8220;as soon as practicable,&#8221; but no later than 30 days after passage of the bill, relying on existing commercial data where needed.  In other words, if median home prices in your marketplace are $336,000 or less, this bill won&#8217;t really affect you; and there&#8217;s no way to tell if median home prices in your area are higher than $336,000 until HUD publishes this data.  Nevertheless, it appears that some form of jumbo relief is certainly on the way.  An increase in the conforming loan limit coupled with the property tax relief that Florida voters passed last night is sure to wake some of the sleepy &#8220;move up&#8221; buyers from their slumber.  Additionally many current homeowners will be able to refinance their &#8220;jumbo&#8221; mortgage into much lower rate conforming loans providing for additional relief.<\/p>\n<p>In order to make higher limits a reality, the next step is for the Senate to pass the bill and for the President to sign it into law.  The target date for final passage set by the White House and Congressional leaders is February 15, so let\u2019s hope for the best and I will be sure to keep you posted as we have more information.<\/p>\n<p>Sources and helpful links:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inman.com\/printer.aspx?ID=65942\" title=\"Inman\">Inman News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00b7         <a href=\"http:\/\/thomas.loc.gov\/cgi-bin\/bdquery\/z?d110:h.r.05140:\" title=\"HR 5140\">HR 5140<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00b7         <a href=\"https:\/\/entp.hud.gov\/idapp\/html\/hicostlook.cfm\" title=\"FHA Loan Limits\">FHA Loan Limit Search \u2013 (Current Limits)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed HR 5140 \u2013 an economic stimulus package that includes a temporary increase in the conforming loan limit and the upper threshold for FHA loan programs to as much as $729,750 in high-cost areas. 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