El taller incluye temas como:   

• El manejo del dinero y del crédito
• Costos para la compra de una vivienda
• Préstamos de casa y préstamos abusivos 
• El proceso de compra
• Programas de vivienda a bajo costo y de asistencia para el pago inicial   

Certificación de HUD
Este taller llena los requisitos para obtener el certificado requerido por “Marin Housing Authority” y otros programas para comprar vivienda a bajo costo.

Registro
Es necesario registrarse para el seminario por adelantado. Para obtener un certificado de HUD, los participantes deben de asistir las dos noches y llenar todos los requisitos (vea más información en la hoja de registro). 

Lea la declaración de divulgación antes de registrase:             

REGISTRO AQUÍ 

​Para necesidades especiales, comuníquese con: adriana@fairhousingnorcal.org

​Fondos para este taller proveídos por:
Wells Fargo Housing Foundation, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Bank of the West, Union Bank, and California State Bar
 
Note: This material is based on work supported by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under FHIP PEI Grant FPEI190035. Any opinion, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of HUD. 
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Topics to be covered include:

• The home buying process                                                                                   
• ​Financial and credit management
• Housing affordability and expenses
• Home loans and predatory lending
• BMR (Below Market Rate) and first-time homebuyer’s programs    

​HUD Certification:

• This is a HUD Certification Workshop that fulfills the certification requirement needed to apply for most Below Market Rate (BMR) units or for other First Time Homebuyer's Programs. 
• Participants must attend both dates and fulfill all requirements to obtain a HUD Certificate. More details at registration.  

​More Information:

• The workshop & certificate are offered at no cost! This workshop is in English. (See information for an upcoming Spanish workshop on this page).
• Participants will receive an access link to the workshop the day before the event. (Please check your Spam folder if you don't receive the email.) ​​
• For more information, or if you have special needs, contact: adriana@fairhousingnorcal.org

Registration:
PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND. 
Before registering, please read our disclosure statement. 

Click here to register

Funding for this workshop provided by:
Wells Fargo Housing Foundation, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Bank of the West, Union Bank, and California State Bar

Note: This material is based on work supported by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under FHIP PEI Grant FPEI190035. Any opinion, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of HUD. 

Download the event flyer below.

Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California presents Foreclosure Prevention Workshop. 

Transitioning out of a COVID Forbearance? Sign up now to learn about the best options available. 

Wednesday, September 15, 2021
7:00pm - 8:00pm PST
Zoom Workshop

We will bring you up to date information about fair housing rights and COVID forbearance with a bilingual HUD-certified counselor. 

This free workshop will cover the following topics: 

• What is Fair Housing?
• Understanding COVID forbearance
• Foreclosure timeline
• How to evaluate your financial health
• American Rescue Plan funds for homeowners
• Deferrals, Modifications, and Refinances
• Sales, short sales, deed in lieu and bankruptcy

Please note that each attendee must create a free Zoom account to participate in the workshop. 
For more information or help with registration, please contact us as soon as possible. 

Karen Crump, Foreclosure Prevention Counselor 
karen@fairhousingnorcal.org

Annya Maskey, Executive Assistant and Development Coordinator
annya@fairhousingnorcal.org

This workshop has been made possible by the funding from: 
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Wells Fargo Bank
Union Bank
Bank of the West

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   Pre-purchase Certification Workshop Online Series:
    Tuesday and Wednesday, June 29 and 30, 2021
    6:00 to 9:00 pm each night

    Presented by: Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California
   In collaboration with Marin Housing Authority, Rise Housing Solutions,                         and County of Humboldt

Topics to be covered include:

• The home buying process                                                                                   
• ​Financial and credit management
• Housing affordability and expenses
• Home loans and predatory lending
• BMR (Below Market Rate) and first-time homebuyer’s programs    

​HUD Certification:

• This is a HUD Certification Workshop and it fulfills the certification requirement needed to apply for most Below Market Rate (BMR) units or for other First Time Homebuyer's Programs. 
• Participants must attend both dates and fulfill all requirements to obtain a HUD Certificate. More details at registration.  

​More Information:

• The workshop & certificate are offered at no cost! This workshop is in English.   
• Participants will receive a link to the workshop the day before the event. (Please check your Spam folder if you don't receive the email). ​​
• For more information, or if you have special needs, contact: adriana@fairhousingnorcal.org

Registration:

PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND. 
Before registering, please read our disclosure statement. 

Click here to register

Funding for this workshop provided by:
Bank of the West, California State Bar, Union Bank, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
​​
Note: This material is based on work supported by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under FHIP PEI Grant FPEI190035. Any opinion, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of HUD. 

Download the event flyer below.

​Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California will present the upcoming panel: “Fair Housing in Times of COVID-19,” on Wednesday, December 9, 12:00 to 1:30 pm via Zoom. The panel will address COVID-19 trends and impacts affecting protected classes, and strategies and recovery efforts underway at the local and state levels. Panelists will discuss how the pandemic is disproportionally affecting vulnerable communities, including ethnic and racial minorities, women, victims of domestic violence and sexual harassment, and people with disabilities.  
 
The forum is appropriate for housing advocates, staff of service organizations, elected officials, city and county staff, community leaders, and tenants.
 
Panelists include Omar Carrera, Chief Executive Officer, Canal Alliance; Liz Darby, Social Equity Program and Policy Coordinator, County of Marin; Felicity Gasser, HCD Specialist II, Federal Programs, California Department of Housing & Community Development; Julia Howard-Gibbon, Supervising Attorney, Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California; Moderator: Caroline Peattie, Executive Director, Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California
 
Click here to register
A Zoom link will be emailed prior to the event
 
For more information or special needs, please contact Adriana Ames at adriana@fairhousingnorcal.org.
 
This program is based on work supported by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under FHIP EOI Grant.FEO2I00219. Any opinion, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of HUD.

Download flyer below.