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The California Association of Realtors is praising the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for reducing the annual mortgage insurance premium on loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration, a move it said will lead to more homeownership in California.
“Today’s move by HUD and the FHA to lower the annual mortgage insurance premium on housing administration loans by 30-basis points will help increase homeownership opportunities throughout California, especially for first-time homebuyers and working Californians who rely on housing administration] financing,” said the association President Jennifer Branchini in a statement posted on the association’s website.
“For years, the [California Association of Realtors] and the National Association of Realtors have asked the FHA to lower the mortgage insurance premium to ensure that homebuyers using [housing administration loans] are not overpaying for their mortgages.”
Last year, California originated the third-highest number of housing administration loans in the nation, as 10 percent of all homebuyers – and 16 percent of all first-time buyers – used one of those loans to make their purchase, according to the California Association of Realtors.
