 Reminder: Step Up Purchase Price & Refinance Loan Limits Increasing
Purchase price and refinance loan amount limits for the Step Up loan program increased for Step Up loans locked on or after January 3, 2023. Program materials and Minnesota Housing's website have been updated to reflect the changes.
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Location
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Property Type
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Step Up Purchase Price/Refinance Limit
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11-County Metro
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One unit
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$515,200
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11-County Metro
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Duplex
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$659,550
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Balance of State
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One unit
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$472,030
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Balance of State
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Duplex
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$604,400
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Monthly Lender Trainings
Join Minnesota Housing for our series of monthly training webinars. The trainings will lay out the basics of our Start Up, Step Up, or Downpayment and Closing Cost Loans, how they work, what eligibility criteria is required and review how to access tools and resources to help you successfully originate loans. These instructor-led trainings provide a great opportunity to ask questions. We look forward to seeing you there!
The webinars take place on Thursdays from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. CST. Please click the links to register:
New Series Sign-up: Monthly Update & Hot Topics Call
The Monthly Update & Hot Topics Call is open for everyone to attend, not just underwriters. During these calls we review recent Minnesota Housing updates and important information to help you originate and process our loans. Lenders are welcome to submit questions or topics to discuss on the call. This is a great venue to have more in-depth discussion on advanced topics.
Even if you registered for the monthly calls previously, you have to sign-up again to access the next series. Please go here to register for the 2023 calls.
When you register, you will be signed up for all sessions in the series but can attend the sessions that work for you. Calls occur on the second Thursday of the month from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. CST.
2023 Schedule:
- Thursday, January 12
- Thursday, February 9
- Thursday, March 9
- Thursday, April 13
- Thursday, May 11
- Thursday, June 8
- Thursday, July 13
- Thursday, August 10
- Thursday, September 14
- Thursday, October 12
- Thursday, November 9
eLearning Training Courses
Are you interested in learning more about Minnesota Housing loan programs, requirements, and how they work? The eLearning training courses are a great place to start. These self-paced training modules lay out the basics of the Start Up and Step Up programs, eligibility and income requirements, down payment and closing cost loans, and much more! To view a complete list of courses, visit the Homeownership Training page and select eLearning Courses.
Questions?
You can reach the Partner Solutions Team at 651.296.8215 or 800.710.8871 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on business days.
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