Seller Concessions for Real Estate Commission Fees for 6% Cap on Kentucky USDA Mortgage Loans

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved a new exemption on seller concessions to meet industry standards while ensuring Kentucky Mortgage borrowers for rural homebuyers in Kentucky remain eligible for affordable financing under the Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program.

This exemption enables Kentucky USDA homebuyers to exclude real estate commission fees from the 6 percent cap on seller, or other interested party, allowances to incentivize a buyer to purchase a home. These concessions may include funding toward the buyer’s mortgage financing costs or loan closing costs.

Under the exemption, real estate commission fees paid by the seller on behalf of the homebuyer will be exempt from this cap to ensure that rural homebuyers will retain affordable access to Kentucky USDA guaranteed home loan financing regardless of changes to real estate commission requirements.

 

Kentucky Rural Housing USDA’s Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program assists lenders in providing low- and moderate-income households the opportunity to purchase safe and affordable homes in rural areas. This change further demonstrates the Biden-Harris Administration's commitment to ensuring that all Americans have an affordable place they can call home and opportunities to build generational wealth through homeownership. 


Joel Lobb  Mortgage Loan Officer

American Mortgage Solutions, Inc.

10602 Timberwood Circle

Louisville, KY 40223

Company NMLS ID #1364


Text/call: 502-905-3708

fax: 502-327-9119

email: kentuckyloan@gmail.com

http://www.mylouisvillekentuckymortgage.com/ 

NMLS 57916  | Company NMLS #1364/MB73346135166/MBR1574



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