Hi All,

Whether you realize it or not, employer assisted housing benefit plans are an amazing way for real estate professionals to help unlock the door of home ownership for so many valued employees.

The National Association of Realtors has given us the tool. The tool is the Home from Work Housing Initiative.

Please do your research. This employer assisted housing benefit plan is one of the mose innovative things I have seen in a long time.

Become the first point of contact for employers and their valued employees. Be there first when a buyer is ready to make a move. Act as a liason between employers and lenders that want to implement to a financial incentive and help the economic development of YOUR community in the process.

Home From Work 

Rising housing costs create problems for people who can't afford to live close to their jobs. The Home From Work program encourages REALTORS® to become advocates for expanding housing opportunities. Specifically, the program teaches REALTORS® how to effectively promote workforce housing initiatives at the grassroots level and to work with public and private-sector employers to establish an employer assisted housing (EAH) benefit. Watch the Home From Work video.

The program's "Unique Opportunity to Assist Buyers" is described in the June 2007 issue of Today's Buyer's Rep (PDF: 285K) 

The Home From Work Program
Home From Work is a three-hour training class for REALTORS® and affiliate members, taught by professional instructors. In several states, continuing education credit is offered to attendees.

Program Goals
The goals of the Home From Work training program are to educate REALTORS® on the benefits of employer assisted housing and how to reach out to employers. Armed with this information, the program provides all the tools necessary for REALTORS® to work with area employers to promote housing opportunities for their work force and to become advocates for expanding housing opportunities.

REALTORS®: Attend a Home From Work class.

REALTOR® associations, REALTORS®, certified trainers, brokers, or affiliate members: Sponsor a Home From Work class.

Become a Home From Work certified instructor.

For information, contact
Denise R. McCoy
Home from Work Housing Opportunity Trainer
National Association of REALTORS®
2901 Sunrise Blvd. Ste 150
Rancho Cordova, CA 95742
916-534-2290 or 916-852-5100