This program is currently not accepting applications. If you would like to participate in this program please contact the Redevelopment Agency starting in July 2010.
The City of Temecula Redevelopment Agency (RDA) is offering a First Time Home Buyer Down Payment Assistance Program (FTHB). The primary objective of the First Time Home Buyer Program is to provide housing inventory on a continuing basis which will be available for purchase by first time home buyers of moderate income. The Program will be available to anyone who has not owned a home in the last three (3) years and has an annual income that is no greater than 120% of the area median income as published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
This Program will provide down payment assistance as a second loan to qualified income first time home buyers. The buyers must provide a minimum of three percent (3%) of the purchase price from their own funds and must accept the highest loan-to-value ratio first loan for which they qualify. The RDA will provide a second loan of up to twenty percent (20%) of the purchase price (maximum $65,000) (the “RDA Assistance”). The first loan must be a fully amortized, fixed rate, thirty year mortgage and the RDA Assistance will be in the form of a loan, repayment of which will be secured by a deed of trust recorded in second position to the first mortgage.
The RDA Assistance is a thirty (30)-year second mortgage loan at five percent (5%) interest. The loan is deferred for the first five (5) years, then fully amortized in years 6-30. If the borrower transfers title, ceases to occupy the property as his or her principal residence, refinances with cash taken out or otherwise defaults under the loan, the loan becomes due and payable.
APPROVED LENDERS (as of April 13, 2009)
- The Mortgage House, Inc.
28120 Jefferson Avenue, #201 Temecula, CA 92590 (800) 305-9731 Contact: Scott Davis Contact: Karen Davis
- Broadview Mortgage
43620 Ridge Park Dr., Ste. 220 Temecula, CA 92590 (951) 676-2727 Contact: Vicki Herrick
43620 Ridge Park Dr., Ste. 300 Temecula, CA 92590 (951) 757-9431 Contact: Nadine Valle
Contact: Andrea Barochiere Mobile: (951)323-3380
32030 Corte Cardoza Temecula, CA 92592 (951) 676-2585 Contact: Cyndi Becker
- Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc.
One Better World Cir., Ste. 100 Temecula, CA 92590 (951) 760-7369 Contact: Beth Slovak
- Bank of America
43385 Business Park Drive, Ste 210 Temecula, CA 92590 (951)506-7406
- Vintage Mortgage Group
43513 Business Park Drive Temecula, CA 92590 (951) 695-1371 Contact: Steve Gronlund
- Countrywide
28765 Single Oak Drive Temecula, CA 92590 Contact: Aaron Hultin Mobile: (760) 271-1179
First Time Home Buyers Program Manual (pdf)
For more information please contact Dana Schuma at Dana.Schuma@cityoftemecula.org or 951-693-3928
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