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Making the Most of Seller Contributions: Not Just for Closing Costs Anymore
Posted By susanne In Best Practices,Business Development,Real Estate,Real Estate Trends,Today's Marketplace
Many don’t realize seller contributions can be used in a variety of ways that can increase a buyer’s purchasing power or help them lower their monthly payments.
In the following scenarios, if a buyer with a 760 FICO score and 5% downpayment had opted for a 30-year fixed rate conventional loan with mortgage insurance (MI) and used the seller contribution to either buy down the interest rate or pay the MI premium in cash as a one-time fee at closing, they would have gained more than $50,000 in purchasing power for the exact same monthly payment.
Buying Down the Interest Rate
In this example, the buyer opts to use the seller contribution to buy down the interest rate to 4.75% and gains $55,105 in purchasing power.
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Paying the MI Premium in Cash
In this example, the buyer opts to use the seller contribution to pay the MI premium in cash as a one-time fee at closing and gains $52,315 in purchasing power.
Talk to your loan officer to discuss the options best for your situation.
$100 DOWN BUYS A HUD OWNED FORECLOSURE
HUD has approved a program aimed at putting foreclosed homes back into the hands of owner-occupant buyers.
In select states, from now into October of next year, buyers need a down payment of only $100 to purchase a HUD-owned REO home.
The buyer must be an owner-occupant, utilizing financing insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). Standard FHA underwriting guidelines apply, and the sale must be for the full amount of the current list price.
The $100 down payment incentive program has been approved for two of HUD’s four national regions – the regions managed by the Denver Homeownership Center and the Atlanta Homeownership Center. HUD homes inTennessee are currently eligible for the program.
HUD’s $100 down payment incentive program can also be applied to an FHA 203k loan, which can be used to fund repairs and renovations on the home. The 203k program allows buyers to finance both the mortgage and additional money for rehabilitation needs with a single government-insured loan.
Matt Martin, CEO of Matt Martin Real Estate Management (MMREM), says this is one of the most exciting features of the new incentive program and should drive a lot of exposure to FHA’s 203k offering.
With an FHA 203k loan, “buyers can find a property that needs some TLC, fix it up however they want to, and finance the whole thing for $100,” Martin explained.
In addition to $100 down instead of FHA’s typical 3.5 percent down payment, HUD says it will also cover up to 3 percent of the closing costs in most cases.
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I list my achievements to assure you I am a full time professional:
2011 Million Dollar Producer
2010 Million Dollar Producer
2010 Bearden 2nd in Buyer Controlled Sales
2010 August Bearden Top Sales
2010 January and February Top Listing Agent (Bearden)
2009 5th in Buyer Controlled Sales (Bearden)
2009 Knoxville Area Association of Realtors Four Star Professionalism Award
2009 February Bearden Top Sales
2009 August Bearden Top Listing Agent
2009 Third Quarter Highest Listing Agent, Bearden
2008 KAAR Silver Award
2008 Bearden 4th in Buyer Controlled Sales
2008 October Bearden Top Sales
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