[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 24, Volume 2] [Revised as of April 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 24CFR203.37] [Page 164] TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT CHAPTER II--OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOUSING--FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PART 203_SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE INSURANCE--Table of Contents Subpart A_Eligibility Requirements and Underwriting Procedures Sec. 203.37 Nature of title to realty. 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. [49 FR 21319, May 21, 1984]