The White House issued a press release today that outlines more money to bolster prop up the FHA loans:
For millions of Americans homeownership is a foundation for so many parts of their lives, and for many it is also their primary source of wealth. The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to expanding access to homeownership, ensuring homeowners can afford to stay in their homes and make the repairs they need, and that the wealth building potential of homeownership works equally for everyone.
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is releasing new data showing major federal investment in homeownership, and announcing key new actions to accelerate progress. These actions make important strides, but given the lack of homes on the market and current interest rates, to truly ensure homeownership is accessible to all households, we need Congress to act. That is why President Biden proposed $16 billion for the Neighborhood Homes Tax Credit, which would result in more than 400,000 homes built or rehabilitated, creating a pathway for more families to buy a home and start building wealth. The President has also proposed a $10 billion down payment assistance program that would ensure first-time homebuyers whose parents do not own a home can access homeownership alongside a $100 million down payment assistance pilot to expand homeownership opportunities for first-generation and/or low wealth first-time homebuyers.
I love this new way to qualify – they will count the prospective income you might get from an ADU:
And just when I thought they couldn’t kick the can again. Sigh…
Allowing foreclosures to happen would also make properties available for new home buyers + it would cost nothing to implement.
These measures all appear to be aimed at assisting buyers, I don’t see any aimed at preventing foreclosures. And unless it turns out that banks and appraisers are fudging numbers to overvalue homes and over-qualify borrowers a la 20 years ago, there probably shouldn’t be. With the possible exception of people who can’t make their payments because they’ve been impacted by catastrophic illness and our country’s third world health coverage system.