Buying a Home of Your Own - A-Z (City of Chicago, North Side)

 Buying a home is like baking a cake. If you follow the right recipe, you get a real treat. If not...
 
At our our full-day homebuyer education workshop, we teach prospective homebuyers about an array of topics, including:
 
Evaluating your housing needs and wants
Different types of mortgages and how to choose what is best for you
Downpayment assistance programs
Mortgage scams and how to avoid predatory loans
Budgeting for home ownership
How to assemble your home purchase team
Conducting a housing search
Fair housing
Getting to the closing table
Home maintenance after you buy
And more!
We will have a special segment on buying a condominium and also how to buy a distressed property (foreclosure, vacant, short sale). All attendees will receive a 240-page homebuyer education guide, "Realizing the American Dream," published by Neighborworks America. This workshop will get you started on the path to home ownership and help you avoid making costly mistakes - now and in the future.
 
The cost to attend this workshop is $35, which includes materials and a box lunch.
 
Registration is required. Attendees who wish to receive a certificate of completion must also attend the 2-hour orientation (see event schedule).
 
Program support for this event provided in part by National Community Reinvestment Coalition and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
 
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