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Kentucky USDA Rural Housing Property Standards for the Guarantee Home Loan Program
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- Site size The site size must be typical for the area. (Some acreage is fine as long as it is normal and the appraisal has comparable sales with similar acreage)
- Income-Producing Buildings. The property must not include buildings designed and to be used principally for income-producing purposes. For example barns, silos, greenhouses, or livestock facilities used primarily for income producing agricultural, farming or commercial enterprise are ineligible. However, barn, silos, livestock facilities or greenhouses no longer in use for a commercial operation, used for storage, and outbuildings such as storage sheds are permitted if they are not used…
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Kentucky USDA Rural Development Fee Reduction
Guarantee Fee and the Annual Fee for RHS loans
Kentucky USDA Rural Development Fee Reduction USDA has just announced that they are planning to lower both the Guarantee Fee and the Annual Fee for RHS loans in Fiscal Year 2017. Effective for loans receiving commitments from RHS on or after October 1, 2016, the following fee changes will be in effect
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502 Direct USDA Loan in Kentucky:
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There are two types of Kentucky USDA Rural Housing Home loans available to rural Kentucky Home buyers through Rural Development:
Direct homeownership loans and guaranteed home ownership loans.
Let’s first look at the 502 Direct USDA Loan in Kentucky
502 Direct USDA Loan in Kentucky:
With a Kentucky Direct Loan 502, the applicant applies directly to the USDA office serving their location in Kentucky. There are about 13 different locations . They lend the money direct from USDA , 100 percent financing, for the low rate currently at 3 percent on a 33 year term.
For a direct home loan, the purchase, construction, repair and rehabilitation of a single family home in rural areas must be used for the applicant’s permanent residence. “For manufactured housing, only new construction can be funded,” he explained.
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Louisville Area Home Sales Up 15.1%
LOUISVILLE AREA HOME SALES UP 15.1%
The Greater Louisville Association of Realtors® (GLAR) reported March 2016 sales up 14% with 1,346 homes and condos sold versus 1,180 last March. Year-to-date, compared with January-March 2015, home sales were up 15.1%. The median price for all areas in January-March 2016 was up 4.3% compared to last year, and the average price was up 1.1%. In Jefferson County, the average price in March 2016 was $175,630 and the median was $149,000. For all MLS areas, the inventory of available properties was 20% lower than at the same time last year. In Jefferson County, the decreased inventory of homes and condos for sale was even more pronounced at 24.7% lower than March 2015.GLAR President Greg Taylor commented that, “The sellers’ market is continuing in Louisville with inventory down in some areas over 20% compared to last year. This has also led to some fluctuations in the month to month statistics, but in general our members are seeing steady single digit appreciation gains versus last year.”
The national existing homes sales report for March 2016 is not yet available, but Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist for the National Association of Realtors commented that, “February sales took a considerable step back in most of the country last month, and especially in the Northeast and Midwest. The lull in contract signings in January from the large East Coast blizzard, along with the slump in the stock market, may have played a role in February’s lack of closings. However, the main issue continues to be a supply and affordability problem. Finding the right property at an affordable price is burdening many potential buyers.” This is in contrast to the Louisville local market where affordability is greater and February sales did not drop off.
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The Greater Louisville Association of Realtors® (GLAR) reported March 2016 sales up 14% with 1,346 homes and condos sold versus 1,180 last March. Year-to-date, compared with January-March 2015, home sales were up 15.1%. The median price for all areas in January-March 2016 was up 4.3% compared to last year, and the average price was up 1.1%. In Jefferson County, the average price in March 2016 was $175,630 and the median was $149,000. For all MLS areas, the inventory of available properties was 20% lower than at the same time last year. In Jefferson County, the decreased inventory of homes and condos for sale was even more pronounced at 24.7% lower than March 2015.
GLAR President Greg Taylor commented that, “The sellers’ market is continuing in Louisville with inventory down in some areas over 20% compared to last year. This has also led to some fluctuations in the month to month…
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Kentucky First-Time Home Buyer Programs | USDA, FHA, VA & KHC Loans 