10/26/2026
🚨 CONDO HOA BOARD MEMBERS — THIS COULD AFFECT EVERY OWNER IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
A homeowner can have a perfectly qualified buyer ready to purchase their condo…
Great credit. ✅
Great income. ✅
Money to close. ✅
…and the deal can STILL run into trouble because of the HOA.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have tightened condo project requirements, and lenders may need significantly more documentation before a condo can be approved for conventional financing.
Things like:
🏢 An outdated or unapproved annual budget
💰 Insufficient reserve funding
🔨 Deferred maintenance or major repairs
📋 Special assessments
🛡️ Inadequate master insurance coverage
📑 Missing or incomplete HOA documentation
can potentially delay—or even prevent—a buyer from obtaining financing.
And that doesn’t just affect one transaction.
If buyers can’t finance units in your development, it can make condos harder to sell for EVERY owner in the community.
If you serve on a condo HOA board, don’t wait until one of your owners has a property under contract to find out there’s a problem.
Be proactive. Make sure your HOA’s financials, insurance, budgets and project documentation are current and readily available.
🏡 On an HOA board and not sure whether your development is mortgage-ready? Reach out to me. I’d be happy to help you understand what lenders are looking for before it becomes a problem.
Nolan Jenkins
Mortgage Consultant
Encore Lending Group LLC
NMLS # 2041081
📞 423-676-5646
📧 [email protected]