http://www.californiadownpaymentassistanceprograms.com Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:04:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Alameda County Mortgage Credit Certificate The Mortgage Credit Certificate Program (MCC) is a federal program that helps first-time homebuyers to qualify for mortgage ... http://www.californiadownpaymentassistanceprograms.com/2008/11/20/alameda-county-mortgage-credit-certificates/ Downpayment Assistance Loans - Now Available The Downpayment Assistance Program offers generous financial assistance to first time homebuyers looking to purchase a home in Alameda. The program provides loans from $50,000 to $80,000 and is available to households with a wide range of incomes. Eligible uses of program funds include downpayment ... http://www.californiadownpaymentassistanceprograms.com/2008/11/20/city-of-alameda-down-payment-assistance-programs/ First-Time Home Buyer Programs: Free Home Buyer Workshops Overview of the Home Buying Process Credit & Budgeting Qualifying for a Loan The City's Downpayment Assistance Program The Loan Application/Preapproval Process Selecting a Home Role of the Real Estate Agent Home Maintenance Foreclosure ... http://www.californiadownpaymentassistanceprograms.com/2008/11/20/city-of-alameda-first-time-home-buyer-education-classes/ Teacher Homebuyer Program (THP) is an integral part of the City’s effort to make San Jose California’s most teacher-friendly city. The goal of the THP is to attract and retain public school teachers to provide a quality education for San Jose youth. To achieve this goal, the THP offers a ... http://www.californiadownpaymentassistanceprograms.com/2008/11/20/city-of-san-jose-teacher-homebuyer-program-thp/ It's official folks, the bottom of the market is all around us.  First time home buyers and investors pour into the market as home prices continue to plummet. Here is an article that appeared in the OC Register on November 18th, 2008: "Bargain-basement sales helped pull down home prices in the SoCal ... http://www.californiadownpaymentassistanceprograms.com/2008/11/19/breaking-news-southern-california-home-sales-jump-67-in-october/ The City of Alameda offers many resources to both home owners and home buyers looking to move to the city.  I want to focus on the home buyer programs that are available through the city here. First Time Homebuyer Workshops - Hundreds of people have taken advantage of the City's Home ... http://www.californiadownpaymentassistanceprograms.com/2008/11/04/down-payment-and-housing-assistance-programs-for-the-city-of-alameda/ First-Time Home Buyer Program - Posted on the City of San Mateo website <!-- arrEmail1 = new Array("sbelluomini"+"@"+"cityofsanmateo.org"); //-->We sponsor a variety of loan programs to help families with different incomes and housing needs become homeowners.  There are programs to help you purchase single-family homes, condominiums, and townhouses at several locations within the ... http://www.californiadownpaymentassistanceprograms.com/2008/10/28/city-of-san-mateo-down-payment-assistance-program/ Ok, it's come to the point where I can no longer brush this off as a coincidence.  The conversation that I am having over and over again goes something like this..... "Hi Scott, I am in the process of buying a home and was qualified for a Teacher loan (Extra Credit ... http://www.californiadownpaymentassistanceprograms.com/2008/09/25/warning-bait-and-switch-activity-with-teacher-loans-calstrs-8017-to-fha/ September 23rd, 2008 - In a shocking move today CalHFA temporarily suspends  most of thier first time home buyer programs leaving only the 30 year fixed and the Extra Credit Teacher Program: Effective immediately and until the financial markets stabilize, the following CalHFA first mortgage products are temporarily unavailable: • 35-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage ... http://www.californiadownpaymentassistanceprograms.com/2008/09/23/california-housing-finance-agency-suspends-programs-down-payment-assitance/ If you haven't already, go to DPA Groundswell to keep up to date on the fight to preserve Nehemiah, HART and Ameridream.  I received this email on Tuesday night with great news about the fight to save DPAs Chairman Frank and HUD Secretary Preston Negotiate DPA Agreement Chairman of the House Financial ... http://www.californiadownpaymentassistanceprograms.com/2008/09/11/breaking-news-from-nehemiah-update-on-hr-6694/