A buyer’s mortgage is only as available as the building’s approval. At The Ritz-Carlton Residences, South Beach, here is the Fannie Mae question and why it matters before you sign.
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Most conventional mortgages are sold to Fannie Mae, which buys only loans on condominiums that meet its project standards: owner-occupancy ratios, reserve funding, no pending litigation that threatens the structure, commercial space within limits, and a completed building in most cases. If the project is not approved, the buyer’s lender usually cannot sell the loan, which means the lender will not make it, or will price it as a portfolio loan.
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Fannie Mae generally reviews established projects, not buildings under construction. A pre-construction buyer signs years before any approval exists, which is one reason pre-construction contracts carry no financing contingency: nobody can promise the building will be warrantable at closing. What can be checked now is the developer’s record with prior towers and whether the project’s structure, litigation profile, and commercial mix fit the standards.
Has the developer delivered prior towers that achieved approval. Is there pending litigation or structural work that would fail a project review. What share of the building is commercial or hotel use. The desk asks these in writing and keeps the answers with the file; where the question is a lending decision, it introduces a lender rather than answering.
Which lenders have reviewed this building, and what do they need to see at closing. The desk holds the current position.
The building gets the loan approved before you do.
Developer materials for The Ritz-Carlton Residences, South Beach as carried on the live dossier, verified September 2026. Compiled by the desk at Miami Dossier; figures are approximate and the developer’s.
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