Real estate industry welcomes changes to FHA condo rules

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Real estate industry welcomes changes to FHA condo rules

The Federal Housing Administration has finally done what it promised back in May: published
 revised rules that could convince condo associations across the country to get certified or re-certified for financing, thereby opening individual unit owners and sellers to low down payment, FHA-insured mortgages once again.

For condo boards, real estate agents and property managers, the long-awaited rule changes announced yesterday should prove to be "excellent news," that will "help spark home sales and help tens of  thousands of condominium associations recover from the housing slump," according to the Community Associations Institute, the largest U.S. trade group in the field.

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