Berkeley is the university city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay, famous for the UC Berkeley campus and for streets of brown-shingle and Craftsman homes that climb from the flats into the Berkeley Hills. We help Berkeley buyers, homeowners and investors with jumbo, conventional and multi-unit financing, refinances and equity lines. Many Berkeley buyers have the income to afford a monthly mortgage payment but not the savings for a down payment and closing costs. Down payment assistance programs exist for exactly that gap, and Pacific National Lending works with CalHFA-participating lenders on the programs most Berkeley buyers use.
Call Pacific National Lending for down payment assistance in Berkeley: (916) 526-2700
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Berkeley is one of the most competitive markets in the Bay Area, with homes commonly selling far above list price, so buyers need a fully underwritten pre-approval and a lender who can close fast with few contingencies. Most homes are close to a century old, which puts foundations, seismic work and appraisal condition in play, and duplexes, backyard cottages and rent-controlled multi-unit buildings each have their own financing rules. For Berkeley buyers, CalHFA's MyHome Assistance Program provides a deferred-payment junior loan of up to 3.5 percent of the purchase price or appraised value on FHA loans (3 percent on conventional) for down payment or closing costs, with no monthly payment until the home is sold, refinanced or paid off. It pairs with CalHFA FHA, VA, USDA and conventional first mortgages.
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Housing includes brown-shingle and Craftsman homes in Elmwood, Claremont and North Berkeley, period-revival homes in Thousand Oaks, bungalows in Westbrae and South and West Berkeley, view homes in the Berkeley Hills, and condos near downtown and campus. Our process for Berkeley buyers using assistance starts with a standard pre-approval, then a review of every program you qualify for. We show you the combined loan structure, the total monthly payment and the cash to close with and without assistance, so you can choose with clear numbers.
To find out which down payment assistance programs you qualify for in Berkeley, call (916) 526-2700 or apply online. We will check eligibility, explain the terms and build a plan around them. No credit pull at the first step.
Pacific National Lending serves Elmwood, Claremont, North Berkeley, Berkeley Hills and the rest of Berkeley for down payment assistance. Berkeley is about an hour and forty minutes from our Gold River office via I-80.
Call Pacific National Lending at (916) 526-2700 or start your application online. We will review your goals, explain your options in plain English and give you real numbers for down payment assistance in Berkeley.
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