Surfside tragedy makes condo buying challenging nationwide


Surfside tragedy makes condo buying challenging nationwide

Real estate agents, condo associations and mortgage brokers say the new rules from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are having a chilling effect on the market.

Under new rules instituted by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the wake of the collapse of Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Fla., last year, condo boards or property managers are required to answer a 12-question form about the structural integrity of the building and the financial health of the association for the transaction to proceed

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/07/14/new-condo-lending-rules-surfside/?fbclid=IwAR0B7uXNgx7ut-9RNal3PnYehzh9vKUIIonA4QT7B5XKuSotLacuFuep5VA

Source Washington Post