{"id":71605,"date":"2022-12-05T09:02:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T14:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/?p=71605"},"modified":"2022-12-05T09:02:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T14:02:59","slug":"fha-announces-2023-loan-floors-and-ceilings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.myewm.com\/?p=71605","title":{"rendered":"FHA Announces 2023 Loan Floors and Ceilings"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Loans for single units range from $472,030, the floor, to $1,089,300, the ceiling. For four units, it\u2019s $907,000 to over $2M \u2013 and in some non-Fla. areas, over $3M.<\/span><\/h5>\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item\">\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2013 The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced new loan limits for calendar year 2023 for its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hud.gov\/sites\/dfiles\/OCHCO\/documents\/2022-20hsgml.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Single Family Title II forward<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hud.gov\/sites\/dfiles\/OCHCO\/documents\/2022-21hsgml.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Home Equity Conversion Mortgage<\/a>\u00a0(HECM) insurance programs.<\/p>\n<p>For most of the country, loan limits will increase next year due to house price appreciation during the first half of 2022, which is factored into calculations FHA uses to determine the limits each year. The yearly increase calculations for FHA loans and those backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are written into law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe loan limits announced today reflect steep increases in home prices throughout much of the country and will ensure continued access to FHA-insured mortgage financing despite those increases,\u201d said Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner Julia Gordon.<\/p>\n<h3>Forward mortgage loan limits<\/h3>\n<div class=\"align-center media--type-image\">\n<div class=\"far-media-image\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.floridarealtors.org\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/large_embed_800px\/public\/2022-12\/2023%20FHA%20loan%20limits.png?itok=LUVhnqje\" alt=\"Range of prices for 2023 FHA loans based on location and number of units\" width=\"800\" height=\"254\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mortgage limits for the special exception areas of Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands are adjusted by FHA to account for higher costs of construction.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023 the maximum loan limits for FHA forward mortgages will rise in 3,222 counties. In 12 counties, FHA\u2019s loan limits will remain unchanged. By statute, the median home price for a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is based on the county within the MSA that has the highest median price.<\/p>\n<h3>HECM loan limits<\/h3>\n<p>The HECM maximum claim amount will increase from $970,800 this year to $1,089,300 for FHA case numbers assigned on or after Jan. 1, 2023. This maximum claim amount is applicable to all areas, including the special exception areas of Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.<\/p>\n<p>To find a complete list of FHA loan limits, areas at the FHA ceiling, and areas between the floor and the ceiling,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hud.gov\/program_offices\/housing\/sfh\/lender\/origination\/mortgage_limits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit FHA\u2019s Loan Limits Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 2022 Florida Realtors\u00ae<\/p>\n<h6><em>By Kerry Smith<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loans for single units range from $472,030, the floor, to $1,089,300, the ceiling. For four units, it\u2019s $907,000 to over $2M \u2013 and in some non-Fla. areas, over $3M. WASHINGTON \u2013 The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced new loan limits for calendar year 2023 for its\u00a0Single Family Title II forward\u00a0and\u00a0Home Equity Conversion Mortgage\u00a0(HECM) insurance programs. 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