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    Thursday, October 17, 2013

    Apartment rates move down on good news the Government is open.FNMA and Freddy open since congress not involved :)


    Bad news they went on vacation without re-authorizing FHA lending limit silly guys so no new FHA apartment and home loans resulting in slight downward pressure on home values and owner equity 

    Hopefully they will return from vacation refreshed and ready to get America back to bidness

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    Wednesday, March 6, 2013

    FINANCING FOR SENIOR HOUSING, NURSING HOMES, ASSISTED LIVING, AND HOSPITALS



    Owners of multifamily, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and hospitals have long preferred traditional bank lenders over FHA-based financing.  The usual reason is the difficulty and frustration of dealing with FHA versus the relative ease of dealing with sophisticated lenders.  Due to the changes from the real estate market crash, the wave of bank consolidations, and the reluctance of the remaining banks to return to lending, owners should reexamine their traditional views of FHA financing. 
    Traditional financial institutions no longer securitize senior multifamily and health care loans, thereby eliminating the availability of conduit financing for these projects.  We have not yet seen the end of the foreclosure crisis and if banks incur addition losses, bank financing for these types of projects will be almost impossible to obtain.  

    FHA, on the other hand, has improved its process dramatically.  FHA-based financing has always offered several significant advantages over traditional bank and conduit lending sources if one was willing to deal with the red tape.  Much of that red tape has now been removed or streamlined and programs to finance hospitals have been added.  The most obvious advantage to FHA is continued credit availability that is unaffected by the subprime fiasco.  Additional advantages are lower fixed rates, nonrecourse loans, and long-term fully-amortizing debt.

    FHA loans do not contain the numerous covenants contained in traditional lending documents and specifically do not contain a debt service coverage requirement.  As markets evolve and Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement methodologies are revised, a manager’s ability to maintain a stable and predictable debt service coverage is continually challenged.  FHA-based financing will prove especially valuable.

    Our principal business is providing FHA-based refinancing for multifamily, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and hospitals.  We pride ourselves on our ability to restructure traditional debt into FHA-based debt and working with owners to develop a program using both traditional and FHA-based financing.  Let us help you with your financial needs.  Please contact us at your earliest convenience.

    Charles Kendall 773-259-7074
     kendallrealtyadv@gmail.com 

    Scott Kendall 847-903-7578
    kendallrealty@gmail.com

    Sunday, September 20, 2009

    FHA 223(f) Rates and Updated Three year rule Waiver

    FHA 223(f) apartment refinance rates are at 5% plus MIP, FHA is also allowing waivers of the three year wait for new construction properties to refinance. Now properties must have a certificate of occupancy prior to loan application.

    Saturday, February 14, 2009

    FHA 223 F Three Year Waiver Rule

    February 6, 2009
    MORTGAGEE LETTER 2009-06

    TO: All FHA-Approved Multifamily Mortgagees
    SUBJECT: Temporary Authority for Multifamily Hubs to Process Waiver Requests Pertaining to the Three-Year Rule for Section 223(f)

    Purpose

    This mortgagee letter sets forth the Department’s policy to grant temporary authority to Multifamily Hub Directors to grant waivers of the Three Year Rule for Section 223(f) (MAP Guide, Section 3.8.a Eligible Property), for the purpose of providing liquidity to recently constructed, self sustaining properties that are unable to secure permanent long term financing due to the freeze in the capital markets. This mortgagee letter will benefit applications that meet all of the qualifications of the Section 223(f) program, except for the fact that the property was originally constructed or substantially rehabilitated less than three years prior to the date of application for Firm Commitment. Eligible applications will have a Certificate of Occupancy dated no later than date of application. The waiver authority granted under this Mortgagee Letter expires six months from publication. The Department will evaluate the effectiveness of this waiver authority based upon applications received and may elect to extend the program based upon that evaluation.

    Background

    A number of fully operating, self sustaining properties, which have recently been constructed or rehabilitated, are now unable to secure permanent long-term financing due to the freeze in the capital markets. At this time, the Department recognizes the need to provide liquidity to the market place. In order to do so, waiver authority of the Section 223(f) eligibility restriction to properties that have been completed or substantially rehabilitated for 3 years prior to the date of application is required. Historically, Section 223(f) program requirements have been temporarily modified to better meet program goals when economic conditions greatly decreased the availability of credit. When the Section 223(f) Handbook was originally published, it set forth a Special Eligibility Program that was applicable to recently completed projects, where construction was started before June 30, 1974 and completed before the end of 1975. This special program was implemented to address liquidity shortages prevailing in multifamily real estate financing at that time that prevented otherwise sound projects from obtaining permanent financing. The existing capital market credit freeze is similarly constraining the availability of permanent financing today. This Mortgagee Letter provides relief similar to that provided in 1974, but also includes additional requirements to ensure that the properties are viable, self sustaining and will not jeopardize the long term financial stability of the Section 223(f) program.

    Waiver Authority

    As of the date of this Mortgagee Letter, Hub Directors will have temporary authority to waive the Three-Year Rule for the Section 223(f) program for a six month period subject to the conditions and processing instructions below. The requirements of this Mortgagee Letter may not be waived by Hub Directors.

    Conditions

    1. This waiver authority applies only to the refinancing of conventionally funded projects that were originally constructed or substantially rehabilitated less than three years prior to the date of application for Firm Commitment and that have a Certificate of Occupancy for the entire project dated no later than July 31, 2008.

    2. Projects that previously applied for mortgage insurance under other HUD programs and withdrew their applications are ineligible.

    3. Any prepayment restriction associated with the new Section 223f financing must be
    discussed with the applicant.

    4. The final mortgage amount shall only be sufficient to pay off existing indebtedness, as defined in Chapter 8.9.E of the MAP Guide and may not include an equity payment to the owner.

    5. All other applicable program requirements for the Section 223(f) program must be met, including compliance with Chapter 10.8 of the MAP Guide that pertains to the
    nondiscrimination provisions of the Fair Housing Act, along with Executive Order 11063 and Appendix 5c, Paragraph E that concerns accessibility requirements for persons with disabilities.

    6. The applicant must submit documentation evidencing that efforts to obtain permanent conventional financing have been unsuccessful, or that current offers of conventional financing have been canceled. This documentation should include rejection letters from prospective lenders or cancellation letters from lenders that had previously committed financing.

    7. The applicant must submit evidence that all interest and/or debt service payments have been made on time since the beginning of the current loan.

    8. A minimum of one full year (non-annualized) audited financial statements are required.

    9. The project must have achieved Sustaining Occupancy for a period of three months
    immediately prior to the date that the application for Firm Commitment is submitted.
    Sustaining Occupancy is defined as having sufficient income to pay all operating expenses, monthly debt service, escrow and reserve for replacement requirements. Only leases with 12 month terms will be considered in the calculation. The certified rent roll level of occupancy for the most recent three-month period must be no less than 90% of the total units in the entire project, including all phases. Unusual rent concessions, other discounts and short term leases that are not typical in the market and that are offered by a landlord to induce a prospective tenant to enter into a lease must be taken into consideration when evaluating the credibility of the 90% occupancy requirement. The market analysis contained in the appraisal report must justify any processing occupancy rate that exceeds the certified rent roll occupancy level.

    10. No waiver of the requirement for submission of “as-built” plans shall be permitted.

    11. As per outstanding requirements, a current Phase I Environmental Assessment must be submitted. It should reference any prior Environmental Assessments and these older reports should be submitted if available.

    12. In accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, the appraisal report should discuss any current listing of the subject and any offers made and/or accepted to purchase, lease or option the project. Also, since these projects are recently constructed or rehabilitated, depreciation will be minimal or significantly reduced, contributing to the reliability of the Cost Approach. Processing offices are reminded that this approach is required and should be considered in the reconciliation process.

    13. Copies of any market studies and updates that were made in conjunction with obtaining the current loan must be submitted. The market analysis in the appraisal report will address current market conditions of the subject property.

    14. Inspections/Repairs. All of the existing MAP Guide requirements related to project inspection, repair escrows, and protection against latent defects associated with the new Section 223(f) financing are applicable to cases processed under this waiver authority. In addition, the following requirements apply:

    a. Any latent defects that became apparent during the warranty period provided under the project’s original construction contract, whether repaired or not, must be disclosed at the time of application.

    b. The Project Capital Need Assessment shall assess the adequacy of the repairs performed to address any latent defects and determine whether any additional repairs are required to correct the defects, and shall establish a cost to complete the repairs.

    c. All repairs required under this category, whether critical or non-critical, must be performed prior to closing and may not be included in the mortgage.