As housing affordability challenges grow and saving for a home becomes increasingly difficult for California buyers, the demand for down payment assistance is higher than ever. By participating in GSFA programs, you can unlock new revenue opportunities, position yourself as a down payment assistance expert, and most importantly—help more homebuyers achieve homeownership.
The GSFA Learning Center is designed to support your success. It offers a wide range of tools and educational materials, including Lender Participation Guides, live training webinars, educational videos, outreach events, and marketing support for both lenders and real estate professionals.
We’re continuously adding new content and resources to keep you informed and equipped—so be sure to bookmark the GSFA Learning Center and check back often.
Lender Participation Guides contain all program information lenders need to offer the GSFA homebuyer assistance programs, including program term sheets, forms, participation requirements, and much more.
are intended for mortgage professionals and provide important updates on program terms, guidelines, procedures, training opportunities, and more.
You can review bulletins from the past 12 months—and be sure to Subscribe to receive the latest updates directly in your email inbox.
Our goal is to support mortgage professionals in their success—while helping more homebuyers achieve the dream of homeownership.
Take advantage of our free training events to learn program guidelines, explore the unique benefits of each offering, and discover effective ways to market them to potential homebuyers.
Discover GSFA’s homebuyer assistance programs, including eligibility guidelines and how they can help you and your clients purchase or refinance a home.
These videos also address—and debunk—common myths about working with GSFA and using down payment assistance.
At GSFA, we’re committed to supporting your outreach and marketing efforts as you promote our homeownership programs.
To help you engage your audience and grow your business, we’ve created a wide range of ready-to-use materials including customizable print literature, event and educational resources.
GSFA Homeownership Programs are administered by National Homebuyers Fund, Inc. (NHF), a non-profit public benefit corporation.
Use the NHF Online Reservation System to lock loans and reserve funds for GSFA Homeownership Programs efficiently and securely.
In today's industry it's important to have innovative and flexible products. The more lending solutions you can offer to your borrowers, the increased potential to close more loans. Become a GSFA Participating Lender and open up a whole new revenue stream, while also helping California homebuyers.
Up to $350,000 available to help qualifying households purchase a home outside of high fire zone areas of California.…
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