The West Cook Homeownership Center’s FREE HOMEBUYER EDUCATION
WORKSHOP IS HELD EVERY SECOND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH AT MALCOLM X
COLLEGE, 1900 W. Jackson Blvd., CHICAGO, IL, from 9:00 a.m. –5:00
p.m. If you want to buy a home then this class is for you! Not just
for first-time HOMEBUYERS. Don’t miss out on this popular class,
which outlines the steps to take in buying a home. At our HOMEBUYER
EDUCATION WORKSHOP LEARN THE DO’s and don’ts of your credit. Learn
how to access up to $30,000 down payment assistance! Earn a
pre-purchase Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Certificate issued
upon completion of one-on-one counseling. You must enter class by 9:30
a.m. to receive 6 hours of credit toward the certificate. Sorry, no
childcare is available.Learn everything you should know about the home
buying process:
* Budgeting and Credit
* Financing Your Home
* Down Payment Assistance
* Building Your Team
* Working with a HUD-approved counseling agency
* When, Why, and How to Obtain a HUD Certificate
Hear from our partners in the housing industry on how to obtain a
mortgage, downpayment assistance, home insurance, and what to look for
in a home inspection. Learn how to obtain a free credit report, and
what lenders are looking for on your credit report. Get information on
how to avoid predatory lenders. Find agents who are interested in
helping you obtain the best deal for your money when purchasing a
house. We partner with our preferred lenders and the Illinois Housing
Development Authority (IHDA) to qualify buyers for all of their
mortgage products and down payment assistance. Other down payment
programs available to our clients include Federal Home Loan Bank and
various employer-assisted housing programs. All of this and more you
can learn in our FREE HUD-approved homebuyer education workshops.
You MUST register to attend. Call us at 773-887-5187 if you have any
questions.
The West Cook Homeownership Center
[http://www.westcookhomeownership.org/] is a program of the Oak Park
Regional Housing Center [http://oprhc.org/].
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