$729,750 Conforming Loan Limit for Santa Barbara CA. Extended Through 2010

As reported by the National Association of Realtors...

President Obama late last week signed a congressional resolution to extend through 2010 the current conforming loan limits of $417,000 for most areas in the U.S. and $729,750 for high-cost areas, including many in California such as we have here in the Santa Barbara area.

Both C.A.R. and N.A.R have long advocated in making these higher conforming loan limits a permanent reality. As a result of the efforts on behalf of both the C.A.R.’s and NAR’s, a provision of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 included temporarily raising the conforming loan limits. Last week’s actions effectively extend the higher conforming loan limits for Fannie, Freddie, and FHA loans through 2010.

What does this technically all mean?

The conforming loan limit ...

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Further Reading:

1. What do Buyers and Sellers Want Most from Their Santa Barbara Realtor?
2. Is Zillow's Zestimate a Reliable Guide to your Santa Barbara Home's Value?
3. Working with a Blogging Realtor - Advantages
4. Are Trulia and Zillow the Best Place to Search for Santa Barbara Real Estate?
5. Buyer's Resources for the Santa Barbara area
6. Seller's Resources for the Santa Barbara area

For information on Real Estate here in Santa Barbara, Montecito and/or our surrounding areas, as well as any other aspects of life in our area, please don’t hesitate to contact Kevin Schmidtchen at Sotheby’s Int’l Realty.

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