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Mortgages and Coastal Barrier Zones

1/6/2012

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 I recently sold a couple of homes in a Coastal Barrier Zone, better known as a COBRA zone, we had to change one of the buyer's financing from an FHA loan to a Conventional loan at the last minute.
 
VA and FHA loans are not available in COBRA zones because the Coastal Barrier Resources Act removed the Federal government from financial involvement associated with building and development of these protected areas. Communities may permit development in these areas, provided the development meets the Flood Insurance Rate Maps.
 
But as a buyer you will be required to go with a Conventional loan and a higher down payment if you plan to purchase a home in the COBRA zone. You can check to see if the property you plan to purchase is in a COBRA zone by visiting FEMA.com or http://eligibility.sc.egov.usda.gov/eligibility/welcomeAction.do?pageAction=sfp&NavKey=property@11  


Don't caught off guard at the last moment with the wrong type of loan.


Bev Dudley, Realtor
Fleur de Lis Realty
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