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USDA authorizes Conditional Commitments

According to the announcement I received today, USDA is authorizing the issuance of Conditional Commitments for the Single Family Housing Guaranteed Program (SFHGLP) after the current appropriated funds are exhausted (which they are.) Read More

USDA suspends approvals pending Congressional action

USDA loan approvals have come to a screeching halt this week as the Rural Guaranteed Home Loan Program ran out of money. As I wrote a few days ago, USDA was going to be issuing conditional commitments but immediately changed their mind. Read More

Committee moves USDA funding on to Congress

As I reported last month, USDA said they would be out of funding for the Rural Guaranteed Home Loan Program, probably in April. Monday, the House Financial Services Committed voted unanimously to send the Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010 to the full House for vote. This could mean that no money down rural loans will be available for the areas outside of Eugene/Springfield with no break in the home purchase program. Read More

USDA Running out of money shortly

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced that program funding for the Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program will likely be exhausted by April. This will have major effect on all Lane County Rural applications. The USDA normally runs out of money near the start of their new fiscal year and have issued Conditional Commitments on loans approved prior to more funding being received. Read More

Two Types of USDA Rural Home Loans

USDA Rural Home Loans are extremely popular loans in suburban Lane County Oregon.  Primarily because it allows home buyers in qualifying areas to purchase a home with absolutely zero down payment and without the added expense of monthly mortgage insurance.  In most cases, the USDA Rural Home Loan is the least expensive loan to obtain and to maintain. There are two types of USDA Rural Home Loans: Read More