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To register for any program, please call 586-469-6430.

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Affordable Housing

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This seminar helps people move from renting to owning a home by providing information about:

  • Housing programs that build or renovate homes and then sell them to people with low-moderate income;

  • Individual development account programs that match people's savings for home ownership;

  • Lender programs that provide down payments, better loan-to-income ratios and lower interest rates;

  • Money management strategies to help people with low-moderate income become eligible for a mortgage.

Affordable Housing

The class lasts for two hours and is offered every six weeks. Call 586-469-6430 to register.

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Home Maintenance and Repair Workshop

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This workshop series is designed for renters and homeowners who have little home repair experience, but want to learn basic skills. The emphasis is on identifying potential trouble spots in a home and doing routine maintenance and minor repairs before costly problems develop. Deciding when the job is too big and how to hire a contractor is covered along with topics such as:

  • Home Systems: Electrical, Heating and Cooling, Plumbing

  • Inside Care: Doors, Floors, Walls, Windows

  • Outside Care: Cement, Roofing, Sheds and Decks, Landscaping, Pest Control

Home Maintenance and Repair Workshop

A four part series is offered two times per year in Warren. Classes are 2½ hours in length. Call 586-469-6430 to register.  This program is sponsored bythe City of Warren.

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Home Ownership

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This seminar prepares consumers to make wise decisions and will benefit people buying new, expensive homes as well as people looking for smaller, affordable homes. A real estate agent, lawyer, banker and inspector will be available to answer questions. Consumer protection and saving money is emphasized.

Home Ownership

Staff and guest speakers cover practical information about house hunting, home inspection, purchase offers, mortgages, down payments and the closing.

A three-part series is offered 10 times per year. Classes are 2½ hours in length. Call 586-469-6430 to register.

The two-part classes will satisfy the housing education requiremed by some lenders such as Michigan Sate Housing Development Authority and Federal Housing Authority.

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Money Management

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This basic money management seminar covers goal-setting, budgeting, using credit wisely, saving and investing money, protecting assets and organizing documents. 

Money Management for Home Ownership

While designed for people to become eligible for a mortgage, classes benefit anyone who wants to learn better ways to manage their money. The emphasis is on breaking old habits, applying basic skills and getting results.

An eight-part series is offered three times per year.  Classes are 2½ hours in length. Call 586-469-6430 to register.

These programs are sponsored in part by the City of Warren.

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Foreclosure

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These free workshops are for homeowners experiencing a financial crisis.  They will cover the choices homeowners have when faced with trying to save their homes, sell their homes or let the foreclosure proceed.  Foreclosure timelines and ramifications also will be presented.

Fore more information or to register for one of the foreclosure seminars, call 586-469-6430.

Upcoming Foreclosure Events:

Foreclosure Workshops

All classes are sponsored by the United Way of Southeast Michigan.

Additional Foreclosure Information:

Options to try and keep the house

Options for trying to sell the house

Options for letting the foreclosure proceed

Foreclosure Timeline

 

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