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Tax credit as down payment on FHA loans?
Apparently the federal government wants to make it even easier to buy a home with a loan insured by the Federal Housing Administration — it already allows a 3.5% down payment that can be gifted from a relative.
According to National Mortgage News:
The government today gave the green light to the financing of bridge loans of up to $8,000 to first time home buyers who qualify for tax credits under the Obama Administration’s economic stimulus plan. The new mortgagee letter stipulates that government agencies, non-profits and FHA-approved lenders can give advances on the tax credits. Housing secretary Shaun Donovan told a national Realtor group Tuesday that, “We want to enable FHA consumers to access the tax credit funds when they close on their home loans so that cash can be used as a downpayment.”
According to National Mortgage News:
The government today gave the green light to the financing of bridge loans of up to $8,000 to first time home buyers who qualify for tax credits under the Obama Administration’s economic stimulus plan. The new mortgagee letter stipulates that government agencies, non-profits and FHA-approved lenders can give advances on the tax credits. Housing secretary Shaun Donovan told a national Realtor group Tuesday that, “We want to enable FHA consumers to access the tax credit funds when they close on their home loans so that cash can be used as a downpayment.”
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