Condominium Unit Mortgages
If you’re looking for solutions and options for mortgages you originate that are secured by condominium units, we have a review process that lets you easily determine project status with comprehensive criteria.
Project eligibility requirements include items such as financial viability, the residential nature of the project (for example, does the project also include commercial space, hotel operation, business income, etc.), and the ownership structure.
Who are Condominium Unit Mortgages for?
- Borrowers who want to purchase a qualifying condominium.
Use this form to find out if a condominium project has been assigned a Not Eligible status or to initiate an appeal of an existing Not Eligible status.
The information on this page is not part of, and is not a replacement or substitute for, the requirements found in the Freddie Mac Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide and your other Purchase Documents.
Mortgage Product Features
- Eligibility/Underwriting
Determining Condominium Project and Mortgage Eligibility
1. Make sure you comply with our condominium project review and general condominium project eligibility requirements in Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide (Guide) (See Section 5701.2 for full details).
2. Determine if the mortgage meets the requirements in Section 5701.7, Exempt From Review or the project meets the requirements for condominium projects with a Project Certified status PAR finding in Section 5701.7.
If the mortgage does not have a Project Certified status PAR finding or Section 5701.7 does not apply, determine which one of the project review types applies and ensure the requirements for that project review type are met.- Streamlined Reviews for Established Projects1 (Section 5701.4)
- Established condominium Project Reviews1 (Section 5701.5)
- New condominium Project Reviews2 (Section 5701.6)
- Reciprocal Project Review (CPM (Approved by Fannie Mae/Certified by Lender)/FHA) (Section 5701.9)
1 An Established Condominium Project is a Condominium Project in which:
- The Condominium Project (all condominium units, common elements and amenities) and related facilities owned by any Master Association are complete and not subject to any additional phasing.
- With respect to unit ownership, at least 75% of the total units in the project have been conveyed to the unit purchasers
- The unit owners control the homeowners association
2 A New Condominium Project is a condominium project in which:
- The condominium project (all condominium units, common elements and amenities) and related facilities owned by any Master Association are not complete, or are subject to additional phasing.
- Fewer than 75% of the total number of units in the project must have been conveyed to the unit purchasers, or
- The developer has not turned control of the homeowners association over to the unit owners
3. Follow our condominium delivery requirements (See Section 5701.12 for more information).
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If a Seller determines that a condominium unit in an established condominium project does not meet certain Freddie Mac project eligibility requirements and concludes that the condominium unit is still adequate collateral for the mortgage transaction, see Section 5701.1 for information on requesting Freddie Mac to consider a waiver of certain project eligibility requirements.
If a Seller wants to obtain feedback regarding an established condominium project’s compliance with the project review requirements that Condo Project Advisor assesses, see Section 5701.10 for more information.
Sellers may also contact their Freddie Mac account representative for more information as well as refer to the Condo Project Advisor web page and Condo Project Advisor FAQs. Refer to Guide Chapter 5701 for our complete requirements for condominiums.
Condominium Unit Mortgage Resources
Other Condominium Requirements in the Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide
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