Regional spotlight–In an effort to provide California home buyers with up-to-date information about available home buyer assistance programs, the California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.) recently launched California Mortgage Resource Directory, a powerful search tool that identifies current mortgage programs in communities throughout the state.
Buyers can search by city or address for public- and private-funded assistance programs including FHA/VA, HUD, affordable fixed-rate mortgages, rehab loans, and more.
“Millions of dollars go unused every year because home buyers are unaware of the various buyer assistance programs available to them,” says C.A.R. President Don Faught. “With California Mortgage Resource Directory, REALTORS® and buyers can quickly connect with any number of home buyer resources without having to search within each municipality individually.”
California Mortgage Resource Directory helps bridge the down payment gap for home buyers and connects them with resources that they may not have otherwise known existed. The new directory is powered by Down Payment Resource, the nation’s only web-based aggregator of home buyer programs.
“With real estate-related searches growing more than 200 percent over the past four years, it’s clear today’s buyers are increasingly using online tools to find financial information,” says Rob Chrane, president and founder of Workforce Resource, creator of Down Payment Resource. “We’re excited to work with C.A.R. to deliver this valuable information to REALTORS® and home buyers alike.”
For more information, visit www.car.org.
