Course Fulfills Requirement for Government Assistance Programs

 WHAT: Neighborhood House Association’s Housing Counseling program is hosting a First Time Homebuyer Education Class entirely in Spanish.

 The class will educate and counsel future homeowners on budgeting, finding and maintaining a real estate property, and completing a successful loan transaction. The completion of this 8-hour course will provide qualified buyers with a certificate of completion and access to use funds from government assistance programs for down payments, closing costs and shared equity programs.

 Guests must pre-register by contacting Jean Smith or Elizabeth Juarez at 619-263-7761, or emailing Ellen Brown at ebrown@neighborhood house.org. There is a $35 pre-registration fee per household. Cost is $50 at the door.

 WHERE: Neighborhood House Association’s Social Services location, 841 South 41st St., San Diego, CA 92113.

 WHEN: Saturday, July 11, 2009, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 WHY: Neighborhood House Association’s (NHA) Housing Counseling program is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved counseling agency and is dedicated to providing families with the knowledge, awareness and resources related to all housing issues.