We looked at the overall requirements for a home loan in a previous blog post. Today, we will talk about the income and documents needed to buy a house in California, when using a mortgage loan. Income Needed to Buy…
With only a couple of months left in the year, many first-time home buyers in California are looking ahead to 2018. And a lot of them share the same questions: What are the mortgage qualification requirements for first-time home buyers…
Should I buy a home in the Bay Area now, or wait to see what the market does? What will the real estate market be like in 2018? Will I pay more for a house if I buy a home…
Today's blog entry will give you some insight into the minimum credit score needed for a mortgage loan in California. We'll also look at the average FICO credit score among home buyers who successfully closed on their loans. This will…
This article is part of our "good time to buy a home" series. In previous blog posts, we looked at whether or not it's a good time to buy a house in California (as a whole) and also within the…
First-time home buyers tend to have a lot of questions about buying a house in California. So we've created a blog series that addresses some of those frequently asked questions. Today's question is: What are the minimum mortgage requirements for…
We are well past the midpoint of 2017, which means that some California home buyers are already looking ahead to 2018. And many share the same questions: What will the real estate market be like? Will I pay more if…
This blog post is part of an ongoing series in which we answer frequently asked questions about buying a house in California. Today's question: Is a home inspection required when buying a home in California with a mortgage loan? At…
We are more than halfway through 2017, which means a lot of would-be home buyers in California are asking the same question: Should I buy a house in California now, or wait until 2018? Here is a mortgage and housing…
This is the second part of our discussion on renting versus owning a home in California, in 2017. In part one, we looked at a monthly cost comparison and determined that renters in California can often own a home without…
