Oakland is the Alameda County seat and the largest city in the East Bay, running from the Lake Merritt waterfront and Jack London Square up through Rockridge and Montclair into the redwood-covered hills. We help Oakland buyers, homeowners and investors with FHA, conventional, jumbo and multi-unit financing. Many Oakland 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 Oakland buyers use.
Call Pacific National Lending for down payment assistance in Oakland: (916) 526-2700
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Oakland is really a collection of very different markets: first-time buyers using FHA and conventional loans in the flatlands, heavy competition and overbidding for Craftsman homes in Rockridge, Temescal and Glenview, and jumbo loans for view homes in the hills. Duplexes, triplexes and condos are a large share of sales, so rental income rules and condo project approval come up on many files, as does wildfire insurance in the hills. To use most assistance programs in Oakland, you must be a first-time buyer, meaning no ownership interest in a home in the past three years, occupy the home as your primary residence, complete a homebuyer education course and stay within the program's income limits for Alameda County.
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Housing includes Craftsman bungalows in Rockridge, Temescal, Dimond and Laurel, Mediterranean and Tudor homes in Crocker Highlands and Glenview, condos and lofts around Lake Merritt and Jack London Square, and mid-century and contemporary homes in Montclair and the Oakland Hills. Our process for Oakland 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.
Repeat buyers in Oakland are not always excluded. Some programs waive the first-time buyer requirement in targeted areas or for veterans, and gift funds from family can be used alongside assistance. We look at every angle.
Our down payment assistance clients in Oakland come from Rockridge, Montclair, Temescal, Lake Merritt and every other part of the East Bay. Oakland is about an hour and forty-five 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 Oakland.
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