Everyone wants to make sure that the market doesn't get worse...so what does FHA decide to do? Limit the timeframe before someone could flip out of an REO property. Well that will definately put a slow down to the market! And what happened as a result? They have thought twice about this as the article below states:
Daily Real Estate News June 16, 2008
FHA Waives 90-Day Waiting Period
The Federal Housing Administration is lifting the mandatory 90-day waiting period it instituted in 2003 that delays the sale of REO properties.The waiting period, which never applied to properties sold by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or state- and federally chartered financial institutions, was imposed to make flipping more difficult. But as the number of REO homes gas grown, it has had the effect of flooding neighborhoods with properties.The change may help reduce the impact of foreclosures on some neighborhoods, but it won’t have as significant an impact as some might think, says Glen Daniels director of real estate-owned properties for Foreclosure.com. Many of the REO properties don’t meet FHA standards and will require rehabilitation before they can be sold to an FHA borrower, he points out.Source: Reuters News; Inman News, Matt Carter (06/13/2008)
Most of these homes as they point out whether here in Panama City or Panama City Beach Florida are in need of major repairs that will take more than 90 days anyway. It's just another stumbling block to try to get over the issues surrounding some of the key basic premises of real estate investing. For more advice turn to www.InvestSmarter.com
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