Was Live Thursday, January 29, 2026 | 11am PST
Guest Speakers
- Eric Johnson, Information Officer, Marketing and Communications Division, California Housing Finance Agency
- Shonta Clark, Senior Loan Consultant and CalHFA Program Educator Home Counselor and Broker, Southern California
- Imelda Manzo, Broker-Owner of Premier One Realtors
- Pending, Korean Homebuyer, CalHFA program testimonial
- Tiffany Duvernay Smith, Dream for All Program Beneficiary
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Event Overview
Even as affordability worries grow and housing costs soar, there’s a bright spot for would-be first-generation homebuyers particularly in California’s long underserved ethnic minority and immigrant communities. The California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) is rolling out the California Dream For All Shared Appreciation Loan Program for qualified Californians to help would-be buyers meet down payment and/or closing costs on home mortgages. Applications for the program are open between February 24th and March 16th 2026. For some 1,500-2,000 beneficiaries, the program plants the seed for intergenerational wealth and changes real lives one at a time.
Panelists include the CalFHA Dream for All program Information Officer, two real estate brokers serving Black, Asian and Latino housing markets, and two recent beneficiaries of the program who will discuss how the program works, who qualifies, how to apply and why now is the time to take a leap of faith to become a homebuyer.
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