2014 Changes to FHA Loan Limits

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) just announced that the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will be lowering the loan limits on all FHA loans, across the nation, beginning January 1, 2014.

This decrease in loan limits will most likely directly correlate with a drop in the purchase market. The government is eagerly trying to get out of the high end mortgage industry, but the question is, have they made this change too soon? Is the market stable enough to take another hit on higher end homes in each respective county? Will other lenders step in to fill the void?

California County 2013 and 2014 Loan Limits for Single Family Housing (1-Unit):

California County 2013 LIMITS 1 – Unit 2014 LIMITS 1 – Unit
Inyo  County 437,500 369,150
Kern  County 368,750 271,050
Kings  County 325,000 271,050
Lake  County 401,250 271,050
Lassen  County 285,000 271,050
Los Angeles  County 729,750 625,500
Madera  County 425,000 271,050
Marin  County 729,750 625,500
Mariposa  County 412,500 322,000
Mendocino  County 512,500 373,750
Merced  County 472,500 271,050
Monterey  County 729,750 483,000
Napa  County 729,750 592,250
Nevada  County 562,500 477,250
Orange  County 729,750 625,500
Placer  County 580,000 474,950
Plumas  County 410,000 336,950
Riverside  County 500,000 355,350
Sacramento  County 580,000 474,950
San Benito  County 729,750 625,500
San Bernardino  County 500,000 355,350
San Diego  County 697,500 546,250
San Francisco  County 729,750 625,500
San Joaquin  County 488,750 304,750
San Luis Obispo County 687,500 561,200
San Mateo  County 729,750 625,500
Santa Barbara  County 729,750 625,500
Santa Clara  County 729,750 625,500
Santa Cruz  County 729,750 625,500
Shasta  County 423,750 273,700
Siskiyou  County 293,750 271,050
Solano  County 557,500 400,200
Sonoma  County 662,500 520,950
Stanislaus  County 423,750 276,000
Sutter  County 425,000 271,050
Tehama  County 312,500 271,050
Tulare  County 325,000 271,050
Tuolumne  County 437,500 331,200
Ventura  County 729,750 598,000
Yolo  County 580,000 474,950
Yuba  County 425,000 271,050

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