San Diego 2011 VA loan limits increased to $537,500 while Los Angeles and Orange counties had a slight decrease to $700,000. Riverside, San Bernandino, and Imperial counties remain at $417,000. These limits are the maximum base mortgage amount for a zero-down VA home loan. The 2011 VA loan limits for all California counties:
- ALAMEDA $1,000,000
ALPINE $480,000
CONTRA COSTA $1,000,000
LOS ANGELES $700,000
MARIN $1,000,000
MONTEREY $431,250
NAPA $530,000
NEVADA $431,250
ORANGE $700,000
SAN BENITO $843,750
SAN DIEGO $537,500
SAN FRANCISCO $1,000,000
SAN LUIS OBISPO $528,750
SAN MATEO $1,000,000
SANTA BARBARA $710,000
SANTA CLARA $843,750
SANTA CRUZ $706,250 - SONOMA $478,750
VENTURA $562,500
Five counties, in the San Francisco Bay area remained at a $1,000,000 VA loan limit.