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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
New loan program for investors - 10 plus properties, close in LLC
Monday, June 2, 2008
Changes to Number of Properties Financed for Investors
Freddie Mac Cuts Maximum Number of Financed Properties
Freddie Mac recently announced guideline changes that will greatly affect residential real estate investors.
Beginning August 1st, 2008 the following changes will go into effect:
- A borrower may not have more than four financed 1-4 unit properties, including the subject property.
- For cash out refinances the borrower must own the property for at least six months prior to refinancing.
For a complete update on new Freddie Mac guideline changes go to:
http://www.freddiemac.com/sell/guide/bulletins/pdf/bll042208.pdf.
What does this mean to the investor?
Under current guidelines for Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae an investor is allowed to have up to 10 financed properties. This change will prevent an investor who has more than 4 financed properties from obtaining a mortgage with lenders who sell their loans to Freddie Mac.
Currently Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae do not have loan seasoning requirements on investment properties. The second guideline change would affect investors purchasing properties with hard money loans, lines of credit or cash with the intent of refinancing to pull cash out. Under the new guideline an investor would have to wait 6 months in order to process a cash out refinance.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are for-profit, privately capitalized government-sponsored
enterprises that purchase the majority of conforming loans. Most all conforming lenders now underwrite strictly to Fannie/Freddie guidelines.
What about Fannie Mae?
Even though Fannie Mae has not given any indication if they will follow suit and make similar guideline cuts, it is very likely as Fannie Mae is often seen as the more conservative of the two entities.
Such a change by Fannie Mae would make it impossible for an investor with 4 financed properties to obtain financing for the purchase of additional properties through any lender conforming to Fannie/Freddie guidelines. An investor with five financed properties would not be able to refinance regardless of credit, income, assets or desired loan to value.
What can be done about these changes?
Aside from writing letters to your congressman, there is very little that can be done. Since lenders have few choices but to sell their loans on the secondary market to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, they are stuck following their guidelines for the time being.
If you are considering a purchase or refinance loan and have 4 or more financed properties, we strongly recommend starting the process immediately. Due to these guideline changes it is likely that the industry will see an increase in turn times and additional lay-offs by lenders nationwide. This means that it is possible to see longer underwriting times and stricter conditions. Do not hesitate to contact us directly for assistance with your current financing needs.
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· We have access to hundreds of lenders for all types of loans and special requirements.
Please let us know if we can help.
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Phone: 303-770-2038
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Monday, April 16, 2007
Introducing Rein USA's Free Investment Property Listing Site
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We are pleased to announce the introduction of Rein USA’s new Investment Property Listing Site. This latest addition to our web site is a free service offered to our members allowing buyers and sellers to come together in a virtual community.
There are two new features:
Investment Property Listing Site
· Free membership
· Search nationwide investment properties
· List income properties for sale
· Calculate cash flow
Rein USA’s listing site is perfect for real estate agents, wholesalers, builders or individual sellers. You can post properties on your own, upload photos and advertise your services to real estate investors nationwide.
The Rein Team Directory
· Search nationwide businesses specializing in working with real estate investors
· Advertise your business to thousand of potential clients at no charge
The Rein Team directory allows any business with products or services for real estate investors to advertise in their home town or all across the country.
Please take a moment and visit http://www.reinusa.com/ for these exciting new features. We are rapidly becoming one of the most exciting sites for real estate investors in the country and we welcome your participation.