Starting today home “Flippers” are now welcome at the FHA.
That’s right, with a glut of foreclosures plaguing the nation’s neighborhoods, the FHA is temporarily removing restrictions on investors who buy and sell homes within 90 days.
It’s just for one year, but Flippers are no longer persona non-grata with the government.
“FHA borrowers, because of the restrictions we are now lifting, have often been shut out from buying affordable properties,” FHA Commissioner David Stevens wrote in a statement last month. “This action will enable our borrowers, especially first-time buyers, to take advantage of this opportunity.”
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