# California wants to spend $25 billion to put homebuyers deeper in debt

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/california-wants-to-spend-25-billion-to-put-homebuyers-deeper-in-debt/
- Published: 2026-10-26T09:00:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T10:51:33+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/california-wants-spend-25-billion-put-homebuyers-deeper-debt
- Topics: Business, Markets, World

## Key points

- Proposition 37 would fund down-payment assistance through state-issued bonds.
- The assistance would be a loan, adding to buyers’ mortgage debt.
- The article argues more homes are needed to ease prices.

## Summary

California voters will consider Proposition 37, which would let the state’s housing finance agency issue up to $25 billion in revenue bonds for down-payment assistance. The proposal aims to help buyers who struggle to save a deposit, but the assistance would be a second mortgage, increasing the amount they owe.

For an illustrative $800,000 home, the programme could reduce the buyer’s upfront payment from $160,000 to $24,000 while adding a $136,000 second loan. At assumed rates of 6.5% and 7% over 30 years, the article estimates monthly principal and interest payments would rise from about $4,045 to $4,950; actual programme rates have not been set. The bonds are intended to be repaid by borrowers, and the state’s legislative analyst estimates no direct government costs. Supporters say the scheme could encourage construction, while critics argue that added borrowing power may push prices up unless housing supply grows.

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