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BK-0910597

Manufactured Housing Communities (MHC)

Fannie Mae now provides the same competitive financing for Manufactured Housing Communities (MHC) as it does for all other multifamily properties.  All the benefits of the DUS product line, including attractive pricing, flexible terms, and extraordinary customer service, are now available to MHC borrowers.  The MHC loan parameters are similar to Fannie Mae's standard DUS multifamily product, offering a choice of balloon and fully amortizing mortgages, early rate locks, supplemental mortgages, and proven reliable executions.

Product Overview:

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Eligibility                                                                                             Four or five star MHC's with 50% or more doublewide sites

Loan Amounts                                                                                        $2 million minimum.  No maximum

Term/Amortization                                                                                5 to 30 year term.  25 year amortization (standard).                              30 year amortization (qualifying properties)

Interest Rate                                                                                        Fixed or Adjustable

Debt service coverage ratio                                                                1.25x minimum

Loan to value                                                                                     75% maximum (fixed or ARM - standard)                                                80% maximum (fixed - with waiver)                                                        77.5% maximum (ARM - with waiver)

Personal recourse                                                                                Non-recourse with standard "Carve-Outs" and Key Principals obligations

Prepayment                                                                                          1 year lockout with 1% minimum for the loan term (ARM); yield maintenance with 1% minimum or defeasance (fixed)

Origination Fee                                                                                    1% / $20,000 minimum

Commitment Fee                                                                                    2% (refundable)

Third Party Fees                                                                                    Includes legal, appraisal, engineering, and environmental reports.  Seismic reports and survey may also be required

Minimum Occupancy Requirement                                                        90% sustained for 90 consecutive days (85% acceptable for special circumstances)

Replacement reserve impounds                                                           Required - not less than $25/pad per year (waiver considered for special circumstances)

Taxes and Insurance Impounds                                                            Required (may be waived for low leverage transactions)

Assumability                                                                                        Assumable with lender approval and a 1% fee

Supplemental Mortgages                                                                    Available after 1 year (up to two available, plus one more upon sale)

Venture Placement Fee                                                                        1% to 2% dependent on property