Maybe you are buying your first home in California, or perhaps you're relocating to California from another state. Either way, it's important that you educate yourself on California home loans before shopping for a home and mortgage. This article explains what you will need to know before buying a home in California:

The median price of a home in California is $211,500. Recently, homes in California have been appreciating at rates well above the national average. As a result, income levels in many parts of California are too low to purchase a median-priced home with a conventional loan. Although average interest rates in California are below the national average, California has one of the lowest levels of home affordability in the nation.

California's Civil Code Provision of the Real Estate Act regulates the issuance of variable interest rates for the purchase of real estate. Therefore, borrowers who are issued large mortgage amounts are guaranteed a fixed rate mortgage. California law also prohibits the charging of interest more than one day prior to the recording of the mortgage even if the borrower received the loan prior to that time.