This is a loan where the borrower does not have to put any money down on the home. The borrower can then use their money for closing cost, title fees etc...

Not all lenders will accept seller-paid closing costs. Some won't, some will allow up to 3% of the purchase price, and some will allow 6%.

When the seller does agree to pay the closing costs of the loan, they aren't actually paying for it themselves. They generally raise the purchase price an amount equal to the closing costs. The borrower is still paying it, but it is being added to the loan amount.

In many cases, a borrow can get a home loan with no out of pocket expenses when a seller agrees to pay closing costs. In this scenario, the sales agreement must be specific and state that the seller will pay borrowers closing costs up to a certain percentage or dollar amount. Some lenders only allow seller paid closing costs for non recurring items like one time lender fees. However some lenders allow non recurring and recurring closing costs to be paid by the seller, for example: the borrowers prepaid hazard insurance fees.

There are also purchase loans that will allow buyers to borrower as high as 107% of the value of the home (purchase price or appraisal value - whichever is lower). This will allow the buyer to use the 7% to pay for closing costs and debt consolidation.

If a home buyer has enough money to cover the necessary closing costs associated with the purchase, in other words, he needs only to take out a 100% loan rather than a 103%, 106% loan, he would have more lenders and loan programs to choose from, and better interest rate structure as a result.

There are different types of 100% loans. You can either get 1 loan for 100% or an "80/20" loan. Speak to your mortgage professional to see which program is best for you!