Conforming Limits Raised

For properties in the United States (except Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands):

• $417,000 for mortgages on one-family properties (up from $359,650)
• $533,850 for mortgages on two-family properties (up from $460,400)
• $645,300 for mortgages on three-family properties (up from $556,500)
• $801,950 for mortgages on four-family properties (up from $691,600)
  

For properties in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands:

• $625,500 for mortgages on one-family properties (up from $539,475)
• $800,775 for mortgages on two-family properties (up from $690,600)
• $967,950 for mortgages on three-family properties (up from $834,750)
• $1,202,925 for mortgages on four-family properties (up from $1,037,400)
  

The increase in loan limits is based on the October-to-October changes in the average house prices, as published by the Federal Housing Finance Board, (FHFB), and on Supervisory Guidance issued by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO).