FHA 232 Lean Refiancing Loans

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FHA 223 F rates FHA 232 refinances now moving very fast for FHA

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Apartment loan rates FHA 223 f FHA 232 Rates senior housing

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FHA 232 LEAN rates

2012-10-11T11:13:00.002-07:00

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FHA 232 LEAN RATES add 20 basis points

2012-09-13T07:55:00.002-07:00

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Record low #Apartment #Loan #apartmentLender #Apartment Loan

2012-05-30T08:57:00.001-07:00

#fright to safety interest rates go down as #EU money flocks to safety of US treasuries #Dollar
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As rumors of LEFTIST gaining popularity in Greece over REVOLT OVER AUSTERITY
everyone buys US currency and stashes it in their pillow. THE normal suspects go down as dollar gains in value oil, interest rates and stocks go down on fright to safety moves

Stocks fell sharply Wednesday as worries about Europe's debt, specifically the Spanish banking system,again shook confidence.

Investors flooded into U.S. Treasuries, raising prices and pushing the yield on the benchmark 10-year note down to a record low of 1.656%.

The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) was down 150 points, or 1.2%, in early trading. The S&P 500 (SPX) sank 17 points, or 1.2%, and the Nasdaq (COMP) declined 38 points, or 1.3%.

The European Central Bank issued a statement Wednesday saying it had not been consulted on the bailout for Bankia, the No. 4 bank in Spain, and that such a recapitalization could not be provided by the Eurosystem.

In addition, independent ratings agency Egan-Jones downgraded Spain's sovereign debt late Tuesday. The move raised more questions about the country's ability to fund bank bailouts that could reach as much as €100 billion.

Yields on 10-year Spanish debt soared to 6.62% Wednesday.

In addition, the European Commission's economic sentiment index fell for the second month in a row, hitting the lowest level since October 2009.

World markets were sharply lower on European concerns. Britain's FTSE 100 (UKX) dropped 1.6% in afternoon trading, the DAX (DAX) in Germany lost 1.3% and France's CAC 40 (CAC40) plunged 1.7%.

CNNMoney's Fear & Greed Index, which measures investor sentiment, remains firmly in "extreme fear" territory.

U.S. stocks ended higher Tuesday, as investors welcomed a lack of negative headlines out of Europe and hopes that China would announce a new massive stimulus program

commercial property, prices recovered to mid-2003 Levels CoStar 2012 News APARTMENT LOAN RATES LINK

2012-05-24T08:30:00.000-07:00

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Despite a generally flat March for pricing of commercial property, prices recovered to mid-2003 levels in the first quarter as improving fundamentals and liquidity causing a broadening of the recovery into non-core commercial real estate and secondary markets, according to this month's CoStar Commercial Repeat Sale Indices (CCRSI) report.

At this rate it will be 2006 in ten short years. Oprah sells her Chicago condo for about 1/2 of what she paid. say $3,000,000 on $6,000,000 cost plus extra shoe closets.

Apartment Loan rates FHA FNMA Small Loans - Assisted Living Healthcare

2012-05-23T09:47:00.001-07:00

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2012-05-19T09:26:00.000-07:00

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Apartment Loan rates and This Is Clearly Going To Cost JPMorgan Much More Than $2 Billion

2012-05-15T08:30:00.001-07:00

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Whale Ahoy

JPMorgan announced a $2 billion loss Friday. When compared to its market cap and other indicators, that goes Ouch!, but not much more. However, there’s more going on. The bank has refused to state where in its operations the loss was incurred. For good reason perhaps: the positions that caused the loss are still rumored to be open.

The main problem JPMorgan may be facing, and the 8% loss in pre-market trading may be a sign players are on to this, is that we probably already know where the loss is. A few weeks ago, the financial sphere was full of stories about the London Whale, a JPM trader in London named Bruno Michel Iksil, who had taken such massive - synthetic - derivative (gambling) positions in a 125 company index that they were moving the market itself.

Back then, some hedge funds took counter positions just for the sheer fact that he had bet so much; they figured he couldn't last forever on all trades. The underlying notion was he was long a bunch of companies; well, not a lot has gone well in the markets lately. And if you have overweight derivative positions in one direction (in this case credit default swaps) , you can make a killing or you can get punished fast and furious. He did the latter.

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FHA 232 LEAN Apartment Loan Rates 4-2-12

2012-04-02T10:46:00.001-07:00

Apartment Loan Rates 4-2-12

FHA 232 LEAN

2011-03-24T11:50:00.000-07:00

LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS AND SECTION 232 NEW CONSTRUCTION/SUBSTANTIAL REHABILITATION PROJECTS:

Provided the Firm Applications are submitted in a timely manner, HUD reserves the right to adjust its Other Queue to give preference to processing new construction and substantial rehabilitation Section 232’s that include Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) to meet placed in service deadlines on specific projects. We encourage lenders to submit the Firm Applications on these projects in such a manner that will allow as much time as possible for HUD to act on the applications – including reviewing whether our 2 Stage Firm Application process will provide for such.

CHANGES TO OUR PROCEDURE FOR HANDLING SEASONING OF DEBT:

The April 10, 2009 Email Blast discussed our definition of Eligible Debt and the two and five year seasoning rules. Although this language was silent on the date that the seasoning is based upon, we have consistently required that the two or five year period must have passed prior to the application being submitted (entering our queue). Because of the length of time that projects are spending in our queues, we are changing how we will handle this. Effective immediately, the two and five year time period will be based upon when a project is assigned to an OHP Underwriter (exits our queue). Lenders may choose to submit a project prior to the seasoning period expiring, however, if the project reaches the top of the queue prior to the debt being properly seasoned, the project will be placed on hold. Lenders submitting projects in such a manner must regularly monitor the project’s progression through the queue and contact a Workload Manager at HUD (prior to the project being assigned to an OHP Underwriter) if it becomes evident that the project will be assigned prior to the seasoning period expiring.

REFUNDS OF HUD APPLICATION FEE:

We understand that HUD is no longer issuing refund checks - all refunds are being handled by Direct Deposit. To accommodate this procedure, when requesting refunds in the future, please use the attached document as a template for your letter requesting the refund. This document will be posted to HUD.GOV in the future.

MANAGEMENT AGENT AND OPERATOR GRID:

Please see the attached grid. This document addresses HUD’s closing document requirements for operators and management agents to ensure that HUD has a valid security and regulatory interest in the project assets of the healthcare facility. Particularly of note, this grid addresses the document signing requirements of the operator and/or management agent for the operating lease, license, equipment, provider agreements, deposit accounts and facility repairs. This document will be posted to “Sample Closing Documents” on HUD.GOV in the future.

STALE DATE ON PHASE I ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTS:

We have been asked numerous times in the past few months to waive the stale date on Phase I Environmental Reports – listed in the endnotes on our Checklists. We have turned down all such requests as we are unable to waive this requirement.

CLOSING QUEUE:

We will soon be posting our closing queues to HUD.GOV. Until these are posted, please see the attached two spreadsheets, which list the projects in our closing queues. Projects will be assigned from the top to bottom of the spreadsheets. Currently we have three closing coordinators working on the non 223(a)(7) queue (one of these individuals concentrates on Insured Advances projects).

CLARIFICATION ON MINIMUM LEASE PAYMENTS:

During the closing of Section 232 loans, OHP and OGC have encountered confusion on the minimum lease payment required for closing documents and operating leases. For the actual leases, we are requiring that the annual lease payment be calculated using a minium of a 1.05 coverage ratio - annual principal + annual interest + annual mortgage insurance premium + annual reserve for replacement deposit + annual property and liability insurance + annual property taxes times a multiplier of 1.05. This minimum coverage level required for executed leases is different than the test measurement used in the 223 F Lender’s Narrative, which remains unchanged - it will continue at the 1.17 coverage level.

REVISED CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION TEMPLATE:

OHP will be following the revised construction specification template discussed in HUD Mortgagee Letter 2010-41 – see attached. All Firm Applications submitted to HUD on or after April 25, 2011, must use the new CSI MasterFormat 2010. Future revisions to our checklists and other documents posted to HUD.GOV will reflect this revised document.

CHANGES TO OUR STANDARD DOCUMENTS:

Please do not change Lean Approved exhibits posted on HUD.GOV. This includes, but is not limited to, submitting exhibits in MS Excel or QuattroPro when they are to be in original Word format, adding or subtracting fields of information in current documents, and changing language in Firm Commitments. When these changes are made it takes Underwriters and Closing Coordinators extra time to identify and mitigate these unapproved changes and is contrary to the standardization required under Lean. We will be following the February 19, 2010 Email Blast and requesting a revision to the Firm Application when this situation is present.

In addition, if a section of the Lender Narrative or an exhibit is not applicable to your project, please note that it is “not applicable” and explain why you believe this is not applicable. No sections are to be left blank or deleted from the Template. Your cooperation with this request will help us process your application more quickly.

MARKET INTEREST RATE ABOVE RATE USED IN SECTION 223(A)(7) APPLICATIONS:

Given the recent rise in interest rates, interest rates proposed in applications under Lean Section 223(a)(7) may not longer be achievable. Please advise your assigned OHP Underwriter if this is the case so you can work to ensure your application is consistently updated throughout to reflect a more accurate interest rate at the time of Firm Commitment issuance. For applications still in the queue that are no longer feasible due to interest rate hikes, lenders can opt to withdraw their application and have the application fee returned.

Need to Reference Previous LEAN 232 Updates?

Previous E-Newsletters (Email Updates) can be found at:

http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/federal_housing_administration/healthcare_facilities/section_232/lean_processing_page/underwriting_guidance_home_page/previous_e_newsletters

Revised Guidance for Underwriting of LEAN 232 Loans for Assisted Living Projects:

2009-02-07T10:41:00.000-08:00

Given the difficult economic and fiscal environment nationally, the Department is requesting that HUD approved Mortgagees exercise caution in underwriting loans under the LEAN Section 232 programs for new construction and refinance transactions for assisted living facilities. For all Assisted Living Project LEAN mortgage insurance applications under Section 223(f), Section 232 new construction and substantial rehabilitation, and Section 241(a), HUD will require justification/mitigation if the underwritten debt service coverage ratio (“DSCR”) is less than 1.45. Moreover, as was previously discussed with various lenders in June of 2008, for all LEAN mortgage insurance applications involving new construction of Assisted Living units, HUD will require justification/mitigation if the underwritten loan to value is greater than 75%.

The Department would consider, for example, a mitigating factor to be the inclusion of less expensive independent living units in the project or the presence of facility residents that are being provided with state or federal rental assistance subsidies. The Department’s review of mitigating factors will focus on any project specific attributes that result in limiting project market risk or in reducing project financial risk. The Department will be reasonable and flexible in determining where justifiable circumstances or mitigating factors exist.

Additional Guidance on the Use of Project Capitalization Rates:

The Department would like to provide general guidance regarding the usage of capitalization rates for Assisted Living projects. HUD believes that the capitalization rate should be a true reflection of conditions in the marketplace and the specific risks associated with a project. The Department is particularly concerned with the use (in some cases) of an approximate “risk free” capitalization rate for Assisted Living projects. The Department is not mandating a minimum capitalization rate. However, HUD may require justification/mitigation on Assisted Living projects if the capitalization rate used by the appraiser appears not to fully account for specific project and market related risks. This capitalization rate issue should be fully discussed in the Lender Narrative of the LEAN Application.

The Department believes that, in most but not all economic environments, the following debt service constant formula (Debt Service Constant + FHA MIP) multiplied by 1.25 would reflect reasonable guidance for the “minimum” capitalization rate for a proposed project. HUD would expect that the market realities of each project would dictate the capitalization rate to be used, which may be higher than the minimum formula. HUD does not wish to impose requirements for determining the capitalization rate and will defer to the USPAP appraisal standards to provide the definitive guidance on this issue. The Department’s guidance on capitalization rates is not mandatory and the Department understands that this guidance may not be as helpful as a guide when market and economic conditions are either highly optimistic or overly conservative and/or when the interest rate environment reflects unusually low or high project interest rates.

Example for calculating Cap Rate: 7% fixed interest rate plus the MIP of 50 basis points. {.0746+.50bp MIP=.0796*1.25=.0995 or 9.95%}. In this example, the minimum capitalization rate “guidance” is 9.95.

The revised guidance relative to the debt service coverage ratio, loan to value, and capitalization rates for assisted living projects shall apply to any future application for mortgage insurance where an FHA Project Number is issued after February 6, 2009. Alternatively, if the FHA number has not been issued but a project appraisal is underway, FHA will accept the lower DSCR of 1.3 for refinancing and 1.35 for new construction if an appraisal engagement letter was executed prior to February 6, 2009, and if appraisals using the lower DSCRs are finalized and provided to HUD prior to April 6, 2009. On projects that do not meet this revised guidance (where the FHA Project Number was issued on or prior to February 6, 2009) the Lender should provide a notification in the Check Transmittal Letter and Lender Narrative of the mortgage insurance application that provides for the discussion of the appraisal lender modifications.

Please note that the previous guidance on loan to value and debt service coverage on Section 232/223(f)’s for Skilled Nursing and Independent Living Facilities have not been revised.

· Underwriting of “Payee Mix” on LEAN Section 232 Loans

A. If the project being underwritten is an existing project (with no new construction of Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) beds proposed and/or no substantial rehabilitation of SNF beds whereby the payee mix differs from the project’s payee mix history), the existing MAP Guide language will be applied:

The income estimate should be based on the percentage of Medicaid/Medicare beds shown on the last 3 years of financial statements.

B. If the project being underwritten proposes new construction of SNF beds or substantial rehabilitation of SNF beds whereby a payee mix than differs from the project’s payee mix history, the following three requirements will apply:

1. The percentage of Medicare beds (of the total SNF beds in the project) used in the underwriting must not exceed 10% or the average percentage demonstrated in the market, defined as the average of no less than 5 competing facilities in the primary and secondary market.

2. The percentage of Private Pay beds used in the underwriting must not exceed the average percentage demonstrated in the market, defined as the average of no less than 5 competing facilities in the primary and secondary market.

3. The combined percentage of Medicare and Private Pay beds (of the total SNF beds in the project) underwritten must not exceed 30%.

Waivers to the above will be reviewed on a case by case basis. Waiver requests should be submitted as early in the mortgage insurance application process as possible, however HUD will not officially approve of a waiver prior to the submission of either a Pre-Application or Firm Application for mortgage insurance. We recommend that waiver requests include the following at a minimum:

ü A comprehensive discussion of the operator experience with Medicare patients and what factors will be employed by the operator to insure that the business objectives will be successful.

ü Stress tests that clearly demonstrate what impact reduced payee mix levels/percentages would have on the operator’s capability to meet required project lease and/or mortgage payments.

ü The market analyst must interview all area hospitals or referring entities and discuss any issues that would facilitate or hinder their recommendation to refer Medicare patients from hospitals to nursing homes providing specialized services.

ü The Lender should provide information on any legal issues and any additional information that may be required to justify the waiver.