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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 13. Housing
Agency 10. Virginia Housing Development Authority
Chapter 40. Rules and Regulations for Single Family Mortgage Loans to Persons and Families of Low and Moderate Income
12/30/2024

13VAC10-40-270. Real estate owned condo program.

A. The authority may make or finance mortgage loans on authority real estate owned (REO) condominiums pursuant to the loan program provisions set forth in 13VAC10-40-230 (mortgage loan programs funded by taxable bonds), except as altered by the provisions of this section.

B. The new mortgage requirement shall apply to REO condo loans (refinances are not permitted under this program).

C. For purposes of subdivision 2 of 13VAC10-40-230, the income limits for applicants for REO condo loans shall be (i) for applicants with a household size of one person, 120% of the greater of the applicable area or statewide median family income and (ii) for applicants with a household size of two or more persons, 150% of the greater of the applicable area or statewide median family income.

D. The requirement in subdivision 4 of 13VAC10-40-230 that a condominium unit must be approved by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac or satisfy the requirements for their financing shall not apply.

E. The maximum loan amount for REO condo loans shall be 97% of the lesser of the sales price or appraised value.

F. The minimum credit score shall be 660 for all applicants, regardless of loan-to-value ratios.

G. The maximum debt ratios for REO condo loans shall be 35% and 45%.

Statutory Authority

§ 36-55.30:3 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 35, Issue 14, eff. March 4, 2019.

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