On April 7th, in recognition of Fair Housing Month , several Statesville NC area housing organizations and other local businesses gathered at the Statesville Civic Center to offer information to the public on foreclosure prevention.
This deep recession has caused many homeowners to fall behind on mortgage payments because of job loss, reduced work hours, increased living expenses, family illness or other circumstances.
This expo was put together to let homeowners know that there is help available for them. Several local agencies had printed materials available explaining their options such as The Home Protection Plan offered by the NC Housing Finance Agency , The Obama Administrations plan - www.MakingHomeAffordable.gov and resources from HUD.
Attendees were also able to attend a special presentation given by Lori Margiano, Sr. Project Manager for the Dept. of the Treasury, on foreclosure prevention and the new plans available for homeowners in danger of losing their homes.
Other seminars presented during the afternoon included: Housing Counselor Program Training, Homebuyer Opportunities in Statesville, NC and Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Program.
Exit Home Team Realty had a booth set up offering hand outs for homeowners on Short Sales and Foreclosure Prevention Resources .
Other agencies that attended are listed with links to their agencies and their resources:
NC Housing Coalition www.nchousing.org
HUD www.hud.gov/
Department of the Treasury www.MakingHomeAffordable.gov
Community Housing Development Coorp www.keytomyhome.org
Statesville Chamber of Commerce www.statesvillechamber.org
NC Housing Finance Corp www.nchfa.com or www.ncforeclosurehelp.org
Habitat for Humanity of Iredell County www.habitatiredell.org
Wesley Community Develoment www.wesleycdc.com
Statesville Housing Authority www.sha-online.org
Pre-Paid Legal Services www.prepaidlegal.com/hub/bortrees
Home Team Realty www.myexithometeam.com
Many opportunities exist for homeowners to avoid foreclosure and our job as Realtors® is to get that information out to those that need it. Statesville NC has been hit with a large amount of foreclosures just like the rest of the country but this has also created a good opportunity for 1st time home-buyers to purchase a home at a great price with interest rates below 5%. It is a great time to buy even though others are losing their homes. I guess you have to take the bad with the good in this case.
Follow the link below for homes in our area below $150,000 including foreclosed properties.
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Sonya Leonard, GRI, ABR, Realtor Exit Home Team Realty 704-450-0588 www.StatesvilleRealEstateGuide.com for Statesville Home Listings
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