{"data":{"id":"us/24-cfr-203.37","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"24 CFR 203.37","heading":"Nature of title to realty.","body":"A mortgage, to be eligible for insurance, must be on real estate held in fee simple, or on leasehold under a lease for not less than 99 years which is renewable, or under a lease having a period of not less than 10 years to run beyond the maturity date of the mortgage.","path":["Title 24—Housing and Urban Development","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Housing and Urban Development","CHAPTER II—OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING—FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—MORTGAGE AND LOAN INSURANCE PROGRAMS UNDER NATIONAL HOUSING ACT AND OTHER AUTHORITIES","PART 203—SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE INSURANCE","Subpart A—Eligibility Requirements and Underwriting Procedures"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-24.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:55Z","sha256":"3986a04f80f95ef82c605f11535474898355c9622929490212a854f82e048ef0","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/24-cfr-203.36","next":"us/24-cfr-203.37a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}