Source
HUD FHA Single Family Handbook 4000.1 · vintage 2025 · refresh cadence: annual
Up-front and annual MIP.
Direction of better
Lower values are better. Used to rank candidate towns/properties; lower score = stronger fit.
Unit
Values are reported in percent.
Where the data lives
Tables: fha_mip_rates
Columns: mip_pct
Input field: [computed]
JSON-LD example
Every value emitted by ValiFit (in /api/v1, MCP responses, on-page JSON-LD) carries a propertyID set to this metric_id, so AI clients can resolve it back here in one round-trip.
{
"@type": "PropertyValue",
"propertyID": "geo.fha_mip_rates",
"name": "National FHA MIP Rates",
"value": 12.4,
"unitText": "percent",
"additionalProperty": [
{
"@type": "PropertyValue",
"name": "composite",
"value": "Geo"
},
{
"@type": "PropertyValue",
"name": "level",
"value": "country"
},
{
"@type": "PropertyValue",
"name": "direction",
"value": "lower_better"
},
{
"@type": "PropertyValue",
"name": "source_year",
"value": "2025"
},
{
"@type": "PropertyValue",
"name": "fha_safe",
"value": true
}
],
"valueReference": {
"@type": "QuantitativeValue",
"additionalType": "https://valifit.com/catalog/metric",
"identifier": "geo.fha_mip_rates",
"sameAs": "HUD FHA Single Family Handbook 4000.1"
},
"mentions": [
{
"@type": "Dataset",
"@id": "https://valifit.com/sources/fha-loan-limits",
"identifier": "FHA_LOAN_LIMITS",
"name": "FHA Maximum Loan Limits",
"url": "https://entp.hud.gov/idapp/html/hicostlook.cfm",
"sameAs": "https://entp.hud.gov/idapp/html/hicostlook.cfm",
"creator": {
"@type": "Organization",
"name": "HUD"
},
"temporalCoverage": "annual",
"dateModified": "2026-01-01"
}
]
}For programmatic access
GET /api/v1/catalog/metrics?id=geo.fha_mip_rates
MCP tool: get_catalog with id="geo.fha_mip_rates"