ࡱ> 3528 @ ?bjbj S؝؝ nnn8,, { 2 (2(ZZp %$!R#-"--Zpm5 -R8Zp-Rp `Ⱦn@K 0{ f$$<  $|---  d n  n Program Name: Lower Valley Housing Corporation Assists low income families in building their own homes, thereby eliminating the need for down payments and reducing monthly payments. Federal Reserve District(s): Dallas Program Location: Fabens, TX Program Geography: Regional Program Start Year: 1988 Program End Year: Ongoing Lessons Learned Highlights: 1. Lots should be developed for row housing as opposed to scattered sites. 2. By forging a strong relationship with banks and limiting the resale of paper to the secondary market, risk of foreclosure can be minimized. 3. Make contingency plans that accommodate fluctuating material costs. Project Description: The Lower Valley Housing Corporations program, called mutual self-help construction, assists low income families in building their own homes. The labor that families contribute to the construction of their homes, estimated at around 82 percent of the total labor - the balance is done by professional contractors acts as sweat equity. This sweat equity lowers the cost of the houses by functioning as a down payment. Residents of Fabens, Texas founded LVHC in 1988, bringing together financial institutions, for-profit, and non-profit developers to help low income families attain adequate housing in the Colonias. LVHC has, since that time, had a continuing relationship with Bank of the West and Bank of America, which have been their primary suppliers of mortgage financing. Banks have contributed to over 600 loans in the years since LVHCs founding. LVHC services all of these loans, charging banks a service fee. LVHC has developed its project so that families that have incomes below 60 percent of the median income level have a direct role in building their homes. Groups of 8-12 families at a time, under the guidance of a non-profit developer, contribute to at least 65 percent of the construction of each of their homes. The average familys contribution is approximately 82 percent of the total labor. These houses have an average cost to the family of $48,500 with an average appraisal of $68,500. This $20,000 difference is generated through sweat equity, the value of families contribution to the building of their homes. Participating banks accept the sweat equity in lieu of a cash down payment on a home. [LVHC has a different program for families between 60 and 80 percent of the median income. These families qualify for assistance, but do not participate directly in the construction of their homes, which is instead carried out entirely by a for-profit developer.] All houses are about 1,050 sq feet, have three bedrooms and a single car garage. LVHC operates two different programs within the project; one in which the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) participates and another in which it does not. In both programs, LVHC purchases, organizes, and subdivides the raw land for development into separate lots. Banks provide 100 percent of the interim financing for the purchase of these lots. In the first program the USDA supplies funds after the 11 month interim period, during which the building of one of the homes takes place. If a family has a sufficient income then banks finance a first mortgage on the home of at least 20 percent of the loan to value, at or a little above market rate, while the USDA makes up the balance with a second loan. If a family does not have a sufficient income the USDA may fund up to 100 percent of the mortgage. The USDA charges rates at anywhere between 1 and 6 percent for a period of 30 years. The other LVHC program is not financed by the USDA. This program generally caters to low income families in urban areas. The USDA does not contribute funds because it is not legally authorized to do this for borrowers located in municipalities of over 25,000 residents. Here, banks and the state split the mortgage financing. Banks again supply the first mortgage with interest rates at the market level. The state provides a second at an interest rate of zero over a period of 30 years. Banks finance about 28 to 30 percent of the loan to value with the state making up the balance. Project Results: 2003 results so far: % LVHC should finance its one thousandth unit some time in 2005. They currently produce at a rate of 75 units per year. % These homes added more than $47 million to the tax rolls, all of it for low income families. % LVHC has serviced over 600 loans since 1994, of which only 6 have been foreclosed. % The labor that beneficiaries put into building their own houses has saved $20,000 on the cost of each house, eliminating the need to make a down payment and reducing monthly payments. Lessons Learned: % Lots should be developed for contiguous neighborhoods (row housing as opposed to scattered sites). By doing this, LVHC is able to maintain control over the low income communities being serviced, to make sure that their neighborhoods do not deteriorate. When lots are scattered it is less possible to sustain neighborhoods and the danger arises of having houses that cost more to build than their market value because of deteriorating condition of surrounding houses. Also, it takes up too much time to move residents from one site to another and this time costs money, which the low income families the project services do not have. % By forging a strong relationship with banks and limiting the resale of paper to the secondary market, the risk of foreclosure can be minimized. While the foreclosure rate on mortgages in this program is only 1%, the delinquency rate is not. December delinquency rates for this portfolio consistently reach 12.5%. Secondary market mortgage holders would typically become impatient with such delinquency rates. However, actions they might take would be incompatible within the context of the LVHC program and have been avoided due to the relatively high rates the banks receive along with a limited default burden. LVHC beneficiaries are often late on payments; however, LVHC works with program participants so that arrangements can be worked out with them as well as with LVHC s sponsoring banks. When the banks have a close relationship with the program the banks have more patience with returns, leading to the mutual benefit of all parties involved. % Make contingency plans that accommodate fluctuating material costs. When the prices of materials go up LVHC, as the supplier of these materials, takes on the cost burden. When the price of steel surged, LVHC lost money as steel was a central component of the houses roofs. Good planning requires accounting for such fluctuations. Program Lead: Lower Valley Housing Corporation Program Partners: Lower Valley Housing Corporation Contact Name, Address, Phone Number and E-mail: 215 West Main P.O. Box 638 Fabens, TX 79838 lvhchanson@aol.com Project Web Link:  HYPERLINK "http://www.texashousing.org/txlihis/livingcrisis/livingcrisis/selfhelp/" http://www.texashousing.org/txlihis/livingcrisis/livingcrisis/selfhelp/ Related Web Links:  HYPERLINK "http://www.americaspolicy.org/borderlines/1994/bl6/bl6hous_body.html" http://www.americaspolicy.org/borderlines/1994/bl6/bl6hous_body.html Category: Key Words: Housing Development and Finance; Self-help, home building, construction, sweat equity, Financial & Gen. 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