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Nov. 30 – CVAR Connect

November 30, 2020

CVAR’s COVID-19 Resources REALTORS®: Updates & Guidelines What’s Happening at CVAR under COVID-19 restrictions Latest COVID-19 Updates from C.A.R. Citrus Valley Association of REALTORS® is conducting all business remotely. Meetings and classes presented by CVAR will be online and free of charge (see classes below). ____________ Online at CVAR   Nov. 30 | CRMLS Matrix Tips Nov. 30 | NAR […]

Filed Under: CVAR Connect, CVAR News, Education & Events Tagged With: FHFA, Homesnap, Prop 19, sexual harassment, Vickie Lobo, Zillow

FHFA Loan Limit Increase

November 30, 2020

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced it will increase the 2021 conforming loan limits for mortgages acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to $548,250 on one-unit properties and a cap of $822,375 in high-cost areas, such as California. The previous loan limits were $510,400 and $765,600, respectively. Baseline limit The Housing and Economic […]

Filed Under: CVAR Connect, Government Affairs, National News Tagged With: #Cvarmember, conforming loan limit, cvarconnect, Fannie Mae, FHFA, Freddie Mac, HERA, Housing and Economic Recovery Act, loan limit

FHFA Fee Postponed but C.A.R. Says Damage Is Done

August 31, 2020

The FHFA directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to delay the implementation date of their .05% Adverse Market Refinance Fee from Sept. 1 until Dec. 1, but C.A.R. says the damage has been done.  “While delaying the implementation of this fee may be helpful to lenders, it does nothing to mitigate the damage and cost […]

Filed Under: CVAR Connect, Government Affairs Tagged With: C.A.R., Fannie, FHFA, Freddie, Jeanne Radsick, lending

Skipping Mortgage Payments?

May 11, 2020

As the ranks of the unemployed have swelled, homeowners have signed up for mortgage forbearance programs that let borrowers delay payments or make partial payments while they wait for their financial situation to improve.  But there’s been mass confusion over how borrowers will pay back what they owe. And the fear of a looming lump-sum […]

Filed Under: CVAR Connect, Government Affairs, National News Tagged With: #Cvarmember, CARES, cvarconnect, Fannie, FHFA, forbearance, Freddie, loan, mortgage, VA loan

Fannie, Freddie to Buy Loans in Forbearance – With a Catch

April 27, 2020

(April 27 UPDATE: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s regulator said Monday that borrowers benefiting from programs that let them skip mortgage payments due to the coronavirus pandemic won’t have to make lump-sum repayments when the crisis passes.) The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has announced that it will allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to […]

Filed Under: CVAR Connect, Government Affairs Tagged With: #Cvarmember, #FannieMae, #FreddieMac, CARES Act, cvarconnect, Fannie Mae, FHFA, forbearance, Freddie Mac

FHFA Offers Flexibility

April 6, 2020

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced several loan processing flexibilities last week from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (The Enterprises) designed to help their customers. The flexibilities announced by the Enterprises include: Allowing desktop appraisals on new construction loans; Allowing flexibility on demonstrating construction has been completed (alternative to the Completion Report); Allowing flexibility […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, Government Affairs Tagged With: #CVARataglance, #Cvarmember, #LoanFlexibility, cvarconnect, FHFA

Fannie, Freddie Up Loan Max

December 2, 2019

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will let mortgage borrowers nationwide take out home loans over $500,000 in 2020. The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced last Tuesday that it will increase the limit on conforming loans, meaning mortgages that adhere to the standards imposed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to a maximum of $510,400 nationwide. In […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, National News Tagged With: Fannie Mae, FHFA, Freddie Mac, loan amount, MarketWatch, mortgage limit

Dec. 12 CVAR At A Glance

December 12, 2016

Featured Classes and Events Click Links to Register Dec. 14 | New Member Orientation w/ Live Stream to East & West Dec. 15 | Shred Day – Bring Your Paper & eWaste! Dec. 15 | Path to Success Lunch & Learn Dec. 16 | Annual Membership Meeting – Legal Update Annual Meeting – Legal Update […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, CVAR News, Government Affairs, Pro Tips Tagged With: Annual Meeting, Board of Directors, FHFA, Gov Hutchinson, home for holidays, interior decorating, Legal Update, loan limits, Membership Meeting, Pay Dues Online, staging

Conforming Loan Limits

December 12, 2016

The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) announced that it will increase the 2017 conforming loan limits for mortgages acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to $424,100 on one-unit properties and a cap of $636,150 in high-cost areas. The previous loan limits were $417,000 and $625,500, respectively. C.A.R. issued a statement that raising the limits […]

Filed Under: At A Glance, CVAR News, Industry News Tagged With: C.A.R., CAR, conforming loan, cvar.net, Fannie Mae, Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA, Freddie Mac

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