Not exact matches
By offering a «
high balance» loan of $ 561,200
in higher -
cost areas,
buyers retain access to the most popular loan program on the books.
A report by Community Research for Action concluded that
in areas with
high minority populations, home
buyers were more likely to end up with «
high cost» FHA mortgages.
Interest rates have plummeted to record lows and that increases affordability for first time home
buyers in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut which helps out significantly
in the
high cost areas.
In high -
cost areas, the increase could bring more
buyers into the market.
Media winner eHome America, a product of the Community Ventures Corp.,
in Lexington, Ky., was represented by Senior Executive Vice President Sandra Noble Canon, who shared how an online home
buyer education tool is a low -
cost option for offering
high - quality home
buyer education to individuals
in rural
areas of the state with limited local resources.
Thus, first - time
buyers are facing acute affordability challenges
in some
high -
cost areas.»
Fannie and Freddie have made it easier for home
buyers in «
high -
cost»
areas to get mortgage - approved.
As such, first - time home
buyers may have a tougher time
in high -
cost areas.
«With rents taking up a larger chunk of household incomes, it's difficult for first - time
buyers — especially
in high -
cost areas — to save for an adequate down payment.»