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OFHEO Will Not Lower Conforming Loan Limit in 2008
The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) said last week that it would not let the conforming loan limit for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to drop next year.
The single-family mortgage loan limits for the two housing government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) are currently set at $417,000.
OFHEO said that if the index used to calculate the maximum loan level should increase, the amount of the increase in 2008 would be reduced by 0.16%, the decline calculated in 2006.
“Under no circumstance, however, would the maximum loan level for 2008 drop below the 2006 and 2007 limit of $417,000,” OFHEO Director James Lockhart said.
OFHEO is scheduled to announce the maximum conforming loan limit for 2008 next month.
 Attend the Fall Construction Forecast Conference in October
Plan to attend NAHB's Construction Forecast Conference on Oct. 24 at the National Housing Center in Washington, D.C. The conference brings together the nation's premier housing economists and finance experts for an in-depth examination of the economic outlook for the housing industry.
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 Free NAHB Kit Gives Builders Back-to-Basics Tips to Navigate the Slowdown
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