Acquisition Construction Financing
FHA SECTION 241
Supplemental financing for the improvements or additions to a multifamily project or healthcare /senior housing project already financed by an FHA insured project loan.
PROGRAM FEATURES
- Used as a supplemental financing without prepayment of the existing FHA insured loan.
- Maximum loan to value is 90% of the FHA estimate of the cost of improvements or addition. The term can not be longer than the remaining term of the existing FHA insured loan.
- Loan is pre-payable, assumable and non-recourse.
- Requires a 1.11x debt service coverage of the debt service of the combined first and second insured loans.
- Underwriting based on underwriting standards of existing FHA insured loan program.
- Loans funded with tax-exempt bonds or Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) Securities.
FEES
0.3% Application Fee to FHA
0.8% Mortgage Insurance Premium for multifamily projects; .45% for low-income housing tax-credit transactions.
0.57% Mortgage Insurance Premium for healthcare/senior housing; .45% for deals involving low income housing tax-credits.
0.5% Inspection Fee
2.00% Maximum Financing Fee
1.50% Maximum Placement Fee
2.00% Costs of Issuance for Bond Transactions
An annual 0.8% Mortgage Insurance Premium (.57% for healthcare deals and .45% for all deals with low income housing tax-credits) payable to FHA is required. Additional fees may be required for environmental reports and appraisals as part of the loan application process.
ESCROWS
- Full escrows required for property insurance, real estate taxes, and FHA mortgage insurance premium.
- Replacement reserve escrow for on-going replacement of depreciable items is required for the term of the loan.
- Working capital deposits or operating deficit escrows are generally not required.
