First Time Home Buyer Seminar

By Rebecca Williamson · July 20th, 2009

First time home buyer San Mateo

Monthly we present a seminar series, Home Buying Tuesdays, to help educate San Mateo County home buyers so they can make an informed purchase decision about buying a home. Our next seminar is geared toward first time home buyers.

Why First Time Home Buyers?

First time home buyers have a tremendous opportunity to buy San Mateo real estate at levels we haven’t seen in years. We are starting to see housing prices again creep up and San Mateo County first time home buyer’s may soon again be priced out of the market if they don’t act now.

What Will You Learn at our First Time Home Buyer Class?

Our first time home buyer program is all about helping you get the information you need to begin your home search. Topics discussed include:

How San Mateo County first time home buyers can receive up to $8,000 for purchasing a home before November 30th, 2009
How you can own your own San Mateo County home with as little as 3.5% down (or 0% down in some geographical areas of the Mid-Peninsula)
You credit score and how it affects you as a San Mateo first time home buyer
The pros and cons of buying short sales and foreclosures in San Mateo
The steps to buying your first home in San Mateo County
The 12 biggest mistakes even smart San Mateo home buyers make and how you can avoid them

Our resident financing expert, Chris Williamson with Mortgage California in San Mateo will also be there to answer all of your financing questions.

When/Where?

The program will be presented on Wednesday, September 23rd at 1700 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo from 7pm to 8:45pm with 90 minutes of class materials and 15 minutes for Q&A.

How Do I Sign Up?

The program is free to attend, but space is limited. To register, please fill out the form below or call (650) 655-2500.