Nashville Real Estate

FHA Minimum Loan Down Payments May Raise to 5 Percent

October 2, 2009 by · 4 Comments 

Scott Garrett, a New Jersey Congressman, introduced legislation today in the US House of Representatives that would raise the minimum FHA loan down payments to 5 percent. Currently, the minimum requirement to obtain a federally backed loan is 3.5 percent. The move comes as record-high delinquencies drive the FHA’s reserve fund below 2 percent of [...]

5th & Main Condo Project loses crucial FHA backing

August 7, 2009 by · 6 Comments 

This article entitled “5th & Main loses crucial FHA backing” appeared in the Nashville Business Journal on August the 7th, 2009. The author is Jenny Burns:   “East Nashville’s 5th & Main condo project has lost its prime source of financing for its buyers - the latest snag for the troubled downtown project.   The U.S. Department [...]