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hoa loans Since 2007, CondoAssociation.com has been putting together condo associations and HOAs with qualified lending partners that understand the business of community associations.

Our HOA lending partners understand the business of community associations and are prepared to help your condo association or HOA get the money it needs.

HOA Loan FAQs

What is a HOA or Condo Association Loan?
An HOA loan is specialized in that it is secured with a community associations' future cash flow produced by condo fees. Lenders normally reserve the right to assess the HOA should it get behind on servicing the loan.

Why would associations need a HOA Loans?
* Capital repairs and improvements to buildings and common areas.  Examples of this include roof replacement and driveway asphalting.
    
* Litigation Funding - Its not uncommon to pursue litigation against developers and build material manufacturers for construction defects. Litigation funding can provide monies needed to get an HOA through an extending litigation process that may take years.

Who provides HOA Loans?
HOA lending is still a very specialized practice and is mostly local.  CondoAssociation.com alleviates the headache of identifying HOA loan sources for our HOA community our partner lending network. Simply fill out the form and wait for a phone call from a qualified lending partner in 1-2 business days.

How long does it take to get an HOA Loan?
It normally depends on the time it takes for the association to get financial information back to the HOA lenders and the association's attorney to write an opinion as to the association's creditworthiness and legal ability to assign assessments rights the the condo association.  This can last anywhere from 30 - 90 days.

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While some of these items are non-negotiable, HOA lenders have been able to overcome other items with creative HOA loan structuring.

  • The Developer (Declarant) may not be in voting control of the HOA Board and may not have ownership of anything more than 10% of the annual HOA budget.
  • HOA unit owner delinquency rate to the HOA cannot be more than 7% of the total number of units being more than 60 days past due.
  • The minimum number of units per HOA property should be at least 25 units in order for Bank to distribute its risk.
  • Absentee HOA owners should not exceed 40% of the community. Absentee is defined as investor ownership distinguished by a long term lease relationship between an owner and a tenant. There is not intent by the owner to have personal use of the unit.
  • HOA ownership concentrations in their summation should not exceed 30% of all owned units. No one unit owner should have control of over 10% of the units.
  • Proposed budget increase to service the HOA loan should not exceed 100%. In the event it does, the increase should be put in place for a minimum of 4 billing cycles without 60 day delinquencies exceeding 7% of units

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