first time buyer loans: Santa Cruz Down Payment Assistance Programs - 03/27/12 05:38 AM
SANTA CRUZ DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
For first time home buyers in Santa Cruz County, there are many programs that can help you.  One of my favorites is the Santa Cruz down payment assistance program.  This first time buyer program only works in the unincorporated parts of Santa Cruz County, so it will not work in the cities of Capitola, Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz. 
 
 
This Santa Cruz down payment program will lend up to $150,000 to help you purchase a home.  The interest rate is only 3% simple interest.  You can chose to pay the interest as you go or you can … (6 comments)

first time buyer loans: Santa Cruz HomePath Loans - 12/29/11 10:53 AM
SANTA CRUZ HOMEPATH  LOANS
Santa Cruz Homepath loans are great loans for first time home buyers as well as investors in Santa Cruz county.  Homepath loans can only be used on Fannie Mae owned properties, so you cannot use a Homepath loan on any foreclosed home in Santa Cruz, just a Fannie Mae foreclosure.  While there are not a ton of Homepath homes for sale now, there are more and more coming on the market.  Some of my clients were able to use Homepath loans this year to buy a home in Santa Cruz with great results!

 
 
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first time buyer loans: Good news for FHA loans in Santa Cruz- FHA loan limits have been raised - 11/18/11 10:47 AM
GOOD NEWS FOR FHA LOANS IN SANTA CRUZ - FHA LOAN LIMITS HAVE BEEN RAISED
Congress voted this week to raise the FHA loan limits, the Santa Cruz FHA loan limit will be back to $729,750.
This is good news for FHA buyers in Santa Cruz.  With an FHA loan you can buy a home or condo with as little at 3.5 % down.  FHA interest rates are competitive and they are a little more relaxed about credit scores than conventional lenders.
Santa Cruz FHA loans are a great way to buy a home and with these new Santa Cruz FHA … (2 comments)

first time buyer loans: FIRST TIME HOME BUYER PROGRAMS IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY - 11/08/11 10:47 AM
FIRST TIME HOME BUYER PROGRAMS IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
 
There are many first time home buyer programs available to potential buyers in Santa Cruz County.
These programs can really help you buy your first home.  I have had several clients use them and the process is not difficult.  Contact me at (831) 419-9345 to see if you can qualify for First Time Home Buyer Programs in Santa Cruz County.
Here is a brief run down of some of the different First Time home Buyer programs in Santa Cruz County:
Measure J - These are below market homes located in the County of Santa Cruz.  With … (2 comments)

first time buyer loans: Santa Cruz Mortgage Credit Certificate - MCC - Attention First Time Home Buyers! - 07/28/11 08:04 AM
SANTA CRUZ MORTGAGE CREDIT CERTIFICATE - MCC - ATTENTION FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS!
Attention all first time home buyers in Santa Cruz!  New Mortgage Credit Certificates - MCC's have just been made available in Santa Cruz.  This is a great program for first time home buyers and can help you buy your dream home.
So what is the Mortgage Credit Certificate or MCC?  How the Santa Cruz MCC works is that first time buyers will receive a 20% tax credit on their federal taxes.  You take 20% the total interest you pay on your mortgage per year and you receive it as a direct … (1 comments)

first time buyer loans: Renting vs Buying a Home in Santa Cruz County - 05/04/11 09:06 AM
RENTING VS BUYING A HOME IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
With the high rents in Santa Cruz it is always a good idea to look at your options for renting vs buying a home in Santa Cruz.  It is a well known fact that rents in Santa Cruz are some of the highest around.  We can attribute that to many factors:  Santa Cruz is beautiful and highly desirable place to live, overflow of UCSC students, commuters with high paying jobs in San Jose and Silicon Valley. 
A recent article in the Santa Cruz Sentinel just came out stating that Santa Cruz has that 3rd … (1 comments)

 
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