[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 107 (Monday, June 4, 2018)]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-11854]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-6103-N-01]
Annual Indexing of Basic Statutory Mortgage Limits for
Multifamily Housing Programs
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing
Commissioner, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Housing Act, HUD has adjusted
the Basic Statutory Mortgage Limits for Multifamily Housing Programs
for Calendar Year 2018.
DATES: January 1, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia M. Burke, Acting Director,
Office of Multifamily Development, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20410-8000,
telephone (202) 402-5693 (this is not a toll-free number). Hearing or
speech-impaired individuals may access this number through TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHA Down Payment Simplification Act of
2002 (Pub. L. 107-326, approved December 4, 2002) amended the National
Housing Act by adding a new Section 206A (12 U.S.C. 1712a). Under
Section 206A, the following are affected:
I. Section 207(c)(3)(A) (12 U.S.C. 1713(c)(3)(A));
II. Section 213(b)(2)(A) (12 U.S.C. 1715e(b)(2)(A));
III. Section 220(d)(3)(B)(iii)(I) (12 U.S.C.
1715k(d)(3)(B)(iii)(I));
IV. Section 221(d)(4)(ii)(I) (12 U.S.C. 1715l(d)(4)(ii)(I));
V. Section 231(c)(2)(A) (12 U.S.C. 1715v(c)(2)(A)); and
VI. Section 234(e)(3)(A) (12 U.S.C. 1715y(e)(3)(A)).
The Dollar Amounts in these sections are the base per unit
statutory limits for FHA's multifamily mortgage programs collectively
referred to as the `Dollar Amounts.' They are adjusted annually
(commencing in 2004) on the effective date of the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau's (CFPB's) adjustment of the $400 figure in the Home
Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 (HOEPA) (Pub. L. 103-325,
approved September 23, 1994). The adjustment of the Dollar Amounts
shall be calculated using the percentage change in the Consumer Price
Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) as applied by the CFPB for
purposes of the above-described HOEPA adjustment.
The percentage change in the CPI-U used for the HOEPA adjustment is
2.1 percent and the effective date of the HOEPA adjustment is January
1, 2018. The Dollar Amounts under Section 206A have been adjusted
correspondingly and have an effective date of January 1, 2018.
The adjusted Dollar Amounts for Calendar Year 2018 are shown below:
Basic Statutory Mortgage Limits for Calendar Year 2018
Multifamily Loan Program
Section 207--Multifamily Housing
Section 207 Pursuant to Section 223(F)--Purchase or Refinance Housing
Section 220--Housing in Urban Renewal Areas
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Bedrooms Non-elevator Elevator
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0....................................... $52,658 $61,421
1....................................... 58,332 68,056
2....................................... 69,677 83,450
3....................................... 85,882 104,517
4+...................................... 97,227 118,179
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Section 213--Cooperatives
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Bedrooms Non-elevator Elevator
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0....................................... $57,067 $60,764
1....................................... 65,800 68,843
2....................................... 79,357 83,714
3....................................... 101,578 108,300
4+...................................... 113,164 118,883
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Section 234--Condominium Housing
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Bedrooms Non-elevator Elevator
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0....................................... $58,232 $61,281
1....................................... 67,143 70,250
2....................................... 80,976 85,424
3....................................... 103,652 110,512
4+...................................... 115,473 121,307
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Section 221(D)(4)--Moderate Income Housing
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Bedrooms Non-elevator Elevator
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0....................................... $52,405 $56,609
1....................................... 59,489 64,896
2....................................... 71,908 78,914
3....................................... 90,256 102,087
4+...................................... 101,987 112,062
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Section 231--Housing for the Elderly
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Bedrooms Non-elevator Elevator
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0....................................... $49,824 $56,609
1....................................... 55,700 64,896
2....................................... 66,515 78,914
3....................................... 80,047 102,087
4+...................................... 94,108 112,062
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Section 207--Manufactured Home Parks per Space--$24,175
Per Unit Limit for Substantial Rehabilitation for Calendar Year 2018
The 2016 Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) Guide established
a base amount of $15,000 per unit to define substantial rehabilitation
for FHA insured loan programs. Section 5.1.D.2 of the MAP guide
requires that this base amount be adjusted periodically based on the
percentage change published by the CFPB or other inflation cost index
published by HUD. Applying the HOEPA adjustment the base amount, the
2018 base amount per dwelling unit to determine substantial
rehabilitation for FHA insured loan programs is $15,636.
Environmental Impact
This issuance establishes mortgage and cost limits that do not
constitute a development decision affecting the physical condition of
specific project areas or building sites. Accordingly, under 24 CFR
50.19(c)(6), this notice is categorically excluded from environmental
review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4321).
Dated: May 25, 2018.
Dana T. Wade,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing.
[FR Doc. 2018-11854 Filed 6-1-18; 8:45 am]
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