Welcome to the GSFA YouTube Channel. We are constantly developing video content to educate both homebuyers and lending and real estate professionals about the GSFA homeownership programs. Stay up-to-date on the program features and guidelines, watch real homebuyer success stories and much more!
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Watch real-life success stories of individuals and families who became homeowners through the GSFA down payment assistance programs. Listen to a variety of challenges they may have faced and how they overcame these challenges to achieve the dream of homeownership.
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The GSFA Affordable Housing Series with The Power is Now Media is a financial literacy series developed by Golden State Finance Authority, to help homebuyers achieve the dream of homeownership. Watch Segment 1-3 of Part 5, where we explore the bigger topic of getting prepared for a mortgage loan and meeting the qualifying guidelines for the GSFA Down Payment Assistance Programs.
In this video, Eric Frazier and Carolyn Sunseri discuss GSFA's requirement for Debt-to-Income Ratios and the use of a Cosigner or co-borrower to help the primary borrower qualify.
In this video, Eric Frazier and Carolyn Sunseri discuss GSFA's FICO Scores and Credit Requirements and what a borrower with low or no FICO scores can do to build their credit.
In this video, Eric Frazier and Carolyn Sunseri discuss credit challenges, and financial circumstances and personal hardships such as: Divorce and/or Separation, Bankruptcy, Short sales, Foreclosures and Deed In lieu, and Tax Liens and Collection accounts. They dispel the myth that these circumstances will always stop a borrower from becoming a homeowner.
This series is specifically designed for our mortgage and real estate partners and explores the latest program updates and enhancements as published in the Single-Family Program Bulletins. New to the GSFA programs? — Join us as we dive deep into program features and provides answers for frequently asked questions from our lending partners.
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Whether your client is a first-time homebuyer or not, take a look at our programs that provide down payment and closing cost assistance...
Find out if Down Payment Assistance can help you purchase a home in California. Our Lenders are here to answer questions about programs, look at your personal financial situation and help you get started.