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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. 

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

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Are you a homeowner who needs help understanding the COVID-19 Forbearance under the CARES Act? Would you like to achieve maximum mortgage health and financial stability? 
 
Join us for a free workshop with Foreclosure Prevention and HUD-certified Counselor, Karen Crump. 

Wednesday, October 21, 2020
3:00pm - 4:00pm 
Conference call workshop

Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California recognizes the need for clear information and reliable resources about the COVID-19 forbearance. Karen Crump will also introduce techniques and concepts to achieve maximum mortgage health and financial stability. 
This conference call workshop will cover: 

• What makes a COVID forbearance different?
• Mortgage protections for conventional loan holders
• Mortgage protections for GSE loans
• Possible outcomes for conventional and GSE loans
• Identifying discrimination in lending
• Mortgage Math
• Loss mitigation options
• Preparing to exercise your options. 

Click here to register today. Pre-registration is required. Conference call information and access codes will be emailed to all registrants. 

For more information, please email Karen at karen@fairhousingnorcal.org. For technical assistance, please email Annya Maskey at annya@fairhousingnorcal.org.

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 Below Market Rate (BMR) units with Marin Housing Authority and other programs. (Applicants for Marin Housing Authority units need to be First Time Home Buyers - not having owned a home for 3 years.)
• 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). Attendees need to provide the same name & email address used at registration in order to be admitted into Zoom room the day of the event. 
• The Spanish workshop will be held in December. / Relazaremos un seminario en español en diciembre. ​
• For more information, or if you have special needs, contact: adriana@fairhousingnorcal.org

Registration:
PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND. 

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

Presented by: Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California, in collaboration with Marin Housing Authority

Dates: 
June 24 and 25, 2020
6:00 to 9:00 pm both nights 

Topics to be covered include:
- Financial and credit management
- Housing affordability and expenses
- Home loans and predatory lending
- The home buying process
- BMR (Below Market Rate) programs and down payment assistance   

HUD Certification:
This is a HUD Certification Workshop and it fulfills the certification requirement needed to apply for Below Market Rate (BMR) units with Marin Housing Authority and other programs.  (Applicants for Marin Housing Authority units need to be First Time Home Buyers - not having owned a home for 3 years).

More Information:
The workshop & certificate are offered at no cost! This workshop is in English.  For more information, or if you have special needs, contact: Adriana Ames at: adriana@fairhousingnorcal.org

Registration:
PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND. PARTICIPANTS MUST FULFILL ALL REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN A HUD CERTIFICATE.  (See registration information.)

Before registering, please read the disclosure statement.
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Register Here

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

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