{"id":20,"date":"2026-09-18T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/timmathes-com\/2026\/09\/18\/condo-rule-adjustments-a-gamechanger-for-the-florida-market\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T14:00:00","slug":"condo-rule-adjustments-a-gamechanger-for-the-florida-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/18\/condo-rule-adjustments-a-gamechanger-for-the-florida-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Condo rule adjustments: A gamechanger for the Florida market?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>There\u2019s a new challenge facing Florida condo buyers: updated lending rules now require condo associations to undergo full financial reviews and maintain higher reserves. This means getting a conventional loan for a condo isn\u2019t as straightforward as it used to be\u2014especially here in Florida, where condo living is in high demand. As a REALTOR\u00ae in Northeast Florida, I\u2019ve seen how these changes can steer buyers toward portfolio and non-qualified mortgage lenders, even when there\u2019s clear enthusiasm for the condo lifestyle. My job is to break down these shifts in plain English and help you navigate the process confidently, so you can make informed decisions without surprises. If you\u2019re thinking about a condo, it\u2019s more important than ever to have someone on your side who understands the local market and can guide you through the new landscape\u2014calmly and clearly.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mpamag.com\/us\/specialty\/non-qualified-mortgage-loan\/condo-rule-adjustments-a-gamechanger-for-the-florida-market\/588230\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a new challenge facing Florida condo buyers: updated lending rules now require condo associations to undergo full financial reviews and maintain higher reserves. This means getting a conventional loan for a condo isn\u2019t as straightforward as it used to be\u2014especially here in Florida, where condo living is in high demand. As a REALTOR\u00ae in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":417,"featured_media":48,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/417"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}