Neighbor to Neighbor Offers Free Home Buyer Education Classes
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Contact: Lindsay Nichols 970-488-2364 lnichols@n2n.org |
Neighbor to Neighbor Offers Free Home Buyer Education Classes
Qualifying Buyers for Down Payment Assistance
Fort Collins/Loveland– Neighbor to Neighbor (N2N), a Larimer County non-profit that helps families achieve homeownership, offers free monthly certified home buyer education courses to meet the growing demand for consumer education – providing smart advice for home buyers before they purchase a home. The next classes are set for November 19 and December 10 in Fort Collins.
Attendees who complete N2N’s one-session class leave as educated, savvy consumers prepared to become stable homeowners. Classes cover topics including tips for budgeting and saving for down payment, establishing and maintaining good credit, shopping for a loan, negotiating the price of a home, home owners’ insurance, energy efficiency, and protecting your investment. This class meets the certificate requirements for CHFA, City of Fort Collins and Larimer County down payment assistance programs as well as the HUD counseling requirement needed for Fannie Mae My Community Loan Products. These local down payment assistance programs provide thousands of dollars toward homeownership to qualified buyers.
Register to attend the class by visiting Neighbor to Neighbor’s website www.n2n.orgor by calling Caleb Anderson at (970)488.2374. The classes are free however participants may purchase the study guide for $15.
Register now for winter classes:
Class Dates:
November 19th
December 10th
Location:
The Group, Inc.
2803 E. Harmony Rd.Fort Collins, CO 80528
Statistics compiled by NeighborWorks America confirm that:
Participating in a homeownership education and counseling course can improve credit scores by an average of 60 points, potentially saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in interest fees over the course of a 30-year mortgage.
Homeowners are 15 percent more likely to vote and be involved in their communities.
A low-income homeowner will typically have a net worth 12 times that of a renter who earns the same amount of money.
N2N is a member of the national NeighborWorks® network, the nation’s largest force of certified homeownership educators who have counseled more than half a million homebuyers. N2N’s Home Buyer Education Coordinator, Deena Pettit, is certified by NeighborWorks® to provide pre-purchase counseling. Deena also earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Colorado State University.
ABOUT N2N
The mission of N2N is to empower people and promote housing opportunity through counseling, education, supportive services, community partnerships, and the provision of multi-family affordable housing. N2N fosters positive outcomes and stable housing along all points of the housing continuum, from homelessness to home ownership.
Neighbor to Neighbor serves Larimer County residents in three key client service areas:
Renter Program,which assists the homeless and renters to identify, secure, and maintain affordable, sustainable housing and work toward self-sufficiency. N2N provides up to $300 per household in emergency rent assistance to prevent homelessness.
Affordable Housing Program,which provides safe, decent multi-family housing to low-income renters in properties in Fort Collins and Loveland.
Home Ownership Program,which helps renters work toward successful home ownership, counsels homeowners in crisis to help prevent foreclosure and provides guidance to seniors considering a reverse mortgage.
N2N AND THE NEIGHBORWORKS® NETWORK
NeighborWorks® America provides financial support, technical assistance and training for communities across the nation. N2N is a member of the nationwide NeighborWorks network of nearly 4,500 urban, suburban and rural communities across America. These organizations engage in revitalization strategies that strengthen communities and transform lives. In the last five years alone, NeighborWorks organizations have generated more than $12 billion in reinvestment and helped more than 845,000 families of modest means purchase or improve their homes, or secure safe, decent rental or mutual housing.
Neighbor to Neighbor Offers Free Home...
Date and Time
Wednesday Nov 9, 2011 Thursday Nov 10, 2011
Contact Information
Contact: Lindsay Nichols
970-488-2364
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