![]() Need an appraisal for an FHA-backed mortgage? Call JSM Appraisal ServicesJSM Appraisal Services is NY state certified and on the FHA Roster of approved residential appraisers. JSM Appraisal Services is qualified and approved to do appraisals for FHA insured financial transactions. FHA's guidelines, documentation and policies may seem difficult to understand, but the staff at JSM Appraisal Services is well-trained on how to follow the rules and regulations provided. Contact us today if you need to get an appraisal done on an FHA-insured loan. An FHA loan is underwritten by the Federal Housing Administration, a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). None of the money in the loan is provided by the FHA; what the FHA does is make sure that the mortgage is taken care of in case the borrower defaults on his or her loan obligations. Accessible to all consumers, FHA loan programs are made to aid credit-worthy low-income and moderate-income families who do not have the qualifications for conventional loans. Down payments are often lower with an FHA loan despite using conventional market rates. Those with lesser income or less starting funds to use as a down-payment on a mortgage are helped the most from Federal Housing Administration loan programs. |