Goldstein & Levy, P.A., General Counsel
Legal Bulletin
February 28, 2011 | FHA Waives 90 Day Anti-Flipping Rule Through December 31, 2011
HUD has announced that it has instituted a temporary moratorium on FHA’s 90 day anti-flipping rule. With certain exceptions (such as HUD-owned and bank-owned properties) FHA currently prohibits insuring a mortgage on a home owned by the seller for a period of less than 90 days. Under the recently announced moratorium buyers will be eligible to use FHA-insured financing to purchase properties bought and resold by developers or investors who own the property for less than 90 days. Under the temporary moratorium, all transactions must be arm’s-length, may require additional documentation of improvements and justification for the increase in price (over what the investor paid for the property) and may also require a second appraisal and property inspection to be ordered by the lender.
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