LOS ANGELES,Nov. 29, 2022/PRNewswire/ -- TheCALIFORNIAASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®(C.A.R.)today issued the following statement in response to the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) announcement to increase the 2023 conforming loan limits for mortgages acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to$726,200on one-unit properties and a cap of$1,089,300in high-cost areas. The previous loan limits were$647,200and$970,800, respectively.
"C.A.R. applauds the FHFA for its continued commitment to homeownership by increasing the conforming loan limits. The higher limits will help make homeownership more accessible to Californians across the state and provide homebuyers with more financing opportunities," said C.A.R. President詹妮弗Branchini, a Bay Area REALTOR®."This year inCalifornia, nearly one out of every four homes sold between$1.25 millionand$2 millionwere purchased by first-time homebuyers," Branchini said.
C.A.R. and the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®(NAR) both have long advocated for loan limits that reflect an area's cost of housing. As a result of C.A.R.'s and NAR's efforts, areas with high median home prices have benefited from a loan limit above the national conforming loan limit.
The conforming loan limit determines the maximum size of a mortgage that government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can buy or "guarantee." Non-conforming or "jumbo loans" typically have tighter underwriting standards and sometimes carry higher mortgage interest rates than conforming loans, increasing monthly payments and hampering the ability of families inCaliforniato purchase homes by making them less affordable.
Since these mortgages are guaranteed by the government,Californiataxpayers and households should have the same equal access to safe and affordable capital that Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and FHA loans provide as any other state.
Leading the way...®inCaliforniareal estate for more than 115 years, theCALIFORNIAASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®(www.car.org) is one of the largest state trade organizations inthe United States,有超过217000名成员的advancement of professionalism in real estate. C.A.R. is headquartered inLos Angeles.
SOURCECALIFORNIAASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
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