If you are a first home time buyer or know of someone who is thinking about purchasing a home, there are tremendous benefits to purchasing this year. Besides the $8,000 Federal tax credit I mentioned before, the City of Chico and City of Paradise offer first time home buyers a subsidy program that can further assist you with getting into your home. These programs are fantastic with up to $70,000 in interest-free loans.
If you are interested, there is more information about the City of Chico's program on their website(See the link below). The City of Chico's program gets funded each year on July 1st and applications are starting to get submitted. There are some requirements that a borrower needs to meet to receive the assistance, such as taking a class on homeownership, etc. If this is something that interests you, please dont delay. Last year, the program ran out of money after 4 months.
http://www.chico.ca.us/Housing_Neighborhood_Services/Housing/First_Time_Home_Buyers.asp
Information about the City of Paradise's program can be found here. They are currently helping first time home buyers. (Please note that the City of Paradise requires you work with a registered real estate agent)
http://www.townofparadise.com/com_dev/mortgage.html
Matthew
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Matthew Herman Team
Keller Williams Realty
530-809-3754 (Office)
530-808-3755 (Fax)
matt@MatthewHerman.com
Dont forget to check out Chico Real Estate and Homes for Sale at www.matthewherman.com
Other Helpful Resources
Foreclosure Homes in Chico -- Foreclosure information in Chico
Orovillle Real Estate -- All of Oroville's Real Estate Listings
Orland Real Estate -- All of Oroville's Real Estate Listings
Paradise Real Estate -- All of Oroville's Real Estate Listings
Chico Ca Homes For Sale -- All of Chico's Real Estate Listings
www.chiconeighborhoods.com -- Helpful information about Chico's neighborhoods
chicohomes.blogspot.com -- Chico's Real Estate Blog
