Eligible Properties Owner-occupied 1- to 4-units; attached and detached single family residences; coops (conforming only); condos; and planned unit developments Owner-occupied single family residences; approved condos; approved attached and detached planned unit developments Owner-occupied single family residences; approved condos; approved attached and detached planned unit developments
Term 15 or 30 Year 30 Year (1st and 2nd Mortgages) 30 Year (1st and 2nd Mortgages)
Conforming Loan Amount Up to $417,000 Up to $438,947 (1st and 2nd mortgages combined) Up to $505,612 (1st and 2nd mortgages combined))
Non-Conforming Loan Amount $417,001 to $834,000 $438,948 to $650,000 (1st and 2nd mortgages combined) $505,613 to $650,000 (1st and 2nd mortgages combined)
Loan-to-Value
(LTV) of 1st
Mortgage
95% 95% 80%
Loan-to-Value
(LTV) of 2nd
Mortgage
Contact lender for details 5% 17%
Maximum Combined Loan-to-Value (CLTV) of 1st and 2nd Mortgages 95% 100% 97%
Down Payment Min 5% 0% 3%
Sources of
Closing Costs
Contact lender for details Borrowers own funds, seller contributions up to 3%, gift from relative, or unsecured grant from approved government agency Borrowers own funds, seller contributions up to 3%, gift from relative, or unsecured grant from approved government agency
2nd Mortgage Not offered through CalSTRS; contact lender for available options for 2nd mortgages Deferred payments on the 5% 2nd mortgage for the first 5 years; Contact lender for details Deferred payments on the 17% 2nd mortgage for the first 5 years; Contact lender for details
 
  * The Zero Down and 80/17 programs are for home purchases only (no refinance transactions) and use a 2nd mortgage to finance all or part of the down payment requirement.
** All mortgage loans made under the CalSTRS Home Loan Program will have fixed interest rates and terms of 30 or 15 years.
 
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