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Follow on Google News | Free Dallas Home Buying Expo October 26 at Friendship West Baptist ChurchLocal nonprofits partner to provide housing counseling on Sat., Oct. 26 from 9am – 1:30pm
By: CCCS “The recent uptick in the economy has allowed us to see a light at the end of the tunnel,” said Todd Mark, vice president of education for Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Greater Dallas (http://www.cccs.net/) Attendees of the Home Expo will be able to meet with certified counselors and housing industry professionals to learn: The step-by-step process of buying a home - How to improve your credit score - How to qualify for special grant programs in the Dallas/Fort Worth area - What down payment assistance programs are available - Where to attend a HUD-approved Home Buyer Education Class - How to get pre-qualified for a mortgage loan “Normally a first-time homebuyer would spend hours on the phone or on the internet trying to locate down payment assistance programs. The Home Buying Expo provides all this information in one place”, said M. Joyce Brown, Administrator of the Dallas County Home Loan Counseling Center. In addition to CCCS of Greater Dallas, the event will be hosted by Urban League of Greater Dallas, North Texas (http://ulgdnctx.com/ For more information about the Home Expo, call 214-819-6060 or email HLCC@dallascounty.org Home Buying Expo participants include: HUD-Approved housing counseling agencies BCL of Texas Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Greater Dallas Dallas County Home Loan Counseling Center East Dallas Community Organization North Texas Housing Coalition Nova Debt - Dallas NID Housing Counseling Agency – Ft. Worth Tarrant County Housing Partnership, Inc. Urban League of Greater Dallas and North Central Texas Down payment assistance programs Arlington, City of – Homebuyer Assistance Program Dallas, City of – Mortgage Assistance Program (MAP) Dallas Housing Finance Corporation - Mortgage Credit Certificate Dallas County – Upfront Cost Assistance Program (UPCAP) Dallas County – Home of Your Own (HOYO) Development Corporation of Tarrant County First Southwest - Mortgage Credit Certificates (MCC) Grand Prairie, City of – Buying Power Program Homes with Honor – TCHP Veterans Housing Program Irving, City of - Homebuyer Development Assistance Program Tarrant County First-Time Homebuyer Assistance Program (TCCD) Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Rural Development Nonprofit builders (CHDO) Bear Creek Development Corporation Builders of Hope Community Development Corporation Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity East Dallas Community Organization (EDCO) Innercity Community Development Corporation (ICDC) Housing Partners Home Depot HUD Homes MetroTex Association of Realtors© The Pettit Law Firm Sponsors Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation Gateway Mortgage Group Gold Financial Services Town Square Mortgage & Investments, Inc. End
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