Weekly Brief: BoA Sued; SCOTUS Shortlists; Fund Fights Argentina
In the wake of the tragic 2021 condominium building collapse in Surfside, Florida, Fannie Mae (“Fannie”) and Freddie Mac (“Freddie”) adopted temporary eligibility guidelines for loans insured by Fannie and Freddie for...more
In the wake of the tragic condominium building collapse in Surfside, Florida, Fannie Mae issued new temporary eligibility guidelines for loans insured by Fannie Mae for condominium units or co-op apartments which are...more
The collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida, in June 2021, sent shockwaves throughout the United States and was a wake-up call to condominiums to the dangers of aging infrastructures. In light of this...more
For many years, associations and their managers have responded to questionnaires from mortgage lenders that seek information about the condominium association to help the lender determine whether a loan to a unit owner or...more
On April 14, 2020, Fannie Mae again updated Lender Letter 2020-04 and Freddie Mac issued Bulletin 2020-11 to further revise their guidelines regarding mortgage loan originations in view of COVID-19 with regard to appraisals...more
On June 10, Governor Abbott signed House Bill 2569 (the “Bill”), relating to condominium unit boundaries. For more than a decade, Texas builders and developers have used the condominium process to create “detached”...more
President Obama signed the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (H.R. 3700) into law on July 29. Title III of the Act will significantly modify Federal Housing Administration (FHA) condominium mortgage insurance...more
The circumstances under which a condominium or homeowners association (HOA) lien for unpaid assessments may wipe out a lender’s mortgage lien continues to evolve across the country. As noted in our previous alerts regarding...more