Buying a Home Publications List
Know the Signs of Housing Discrimination. The denial of housing opportunities because of race, color, religion, sex, nationality, familial status or disability is housing discrimination, and it’s illegal. You can recognize if you are a victim of housing discrimination—and protect your rights—if you know what actions by landlords, sellers, lenders and others are against the law.
Recognizing & Fighting Housing Discrimination - PowerPoint Slides. This 23-slide presentation, available for download in the “Download File” section of this page, is designed to be used in conjunction with the "Recognizing & Fighting Housing Discrimination Lesson Plan and Class Activities."
Recognizing & Fighting Housing Discrimination - Lesson Plan and Class Activities. This 24-page packet, available only as a PDF download, contains a detailed curriculum for teaching consumers what their fair housing rights are and how to file a housing discrimination complaint. It is designed to be used in conjunction with the "Recognizing & Fighting Housing Discrimination PowerPoint Slides."
Successful Homeownership - Powerpoint Training Slides (Spanish). El archivo de la presentación en PowerPoint del seminario Cómo tener éxito como dueño de casa está disponible en la sección "Download File".
You Can Buy a Home - Powerpoint Training Slides (Spanish). El archivo de esta presentación en PowerPoint puede descargarse en la sección "Download File".
You Can Buy a Home - Powerpoint Training Slides (English). This Powerpoint training file is available for download in the "Download File" section.
Successful Homeownership - Powerpoint Training Slides (English). The Successful Homeownership Powerpoint training file is available for download in the "Download File" section.
Keeping Your Home - Protect your investment (Chinese). People who plan, budget and save for successful homeownership have a much better chance of keeping a roof over their heads and building wealth as property values increase over the years. This brochure covers the financial responsibilities of homeownership and how to manage them, how to maintain and protect your property, and how to build and preserve your home equity.
You Can Buy a Home - The keys to homeownership (Chinese). Buying a home is one of the most important purchases you'll ever make. In this brochure, we cover key topics for potential homeowners, including preparing to buy a home, predicting homeownership costs, finding the right home, shopping for a mortgage and making an offer.
You Can Buy a Home - The keys to homeownership (Spanish). La compra de una vivienda es una de las compras más importantes en la vida. Este folleto trata sobre los temas más importantes para los posibles compradores de una vivienda, incluyendo cómo hacer la compra de una casa, cómo anticipar los costos de ser propietario, cóm encontrar el hogar ideal, cómo comparar préstamos hipotecarios y hacer una oferta.
Keeping Your Home - Protect your investment (Spanish). Las personas que planifican, hacen un presupuesto y ahorran para tener éxito como dueñas de casa tienen muchas más posibilidades de mantener su hogar e incrementar su patrimonio a medida que el valor de su propiedad aumente con los años. Este folleto explica las responsabilidades financieras de los propietarios de una vivienda y cómo administrar estas responsabilidades, cómo mantener y proteger su hogar, y cómo aumentar y conservar el valor líquido de su vivienda.
Successful Homeownership - Leader’s Guide. Buying a home is a major achievement. But successful homeownership does not begin and end when the closing documents are signed. This Leader’s Guide provides information and background to help you teach prospective, new and established homeowners what they need to know to be successful at homeownership.
Keeping Your Home - Protect your investment (English). People who plan, budget and save for successful homeownership have a much better chance of keeping a roof over their heads and building wealth as property values increase over the years. This brochure covers the financial responsibilities of homeownership and how to manage them, how to maintain and protect your property, and how to build and preserve your home equity.
Buying a Home - Leader’s Guide. The Buying a Home Leaderʼs Guide provides detailed information, written in question-and-answer format, to help teach potential homebuyers how to navigate the often complex process of purchasing a home. The guide covers such topics as how to choose a real estate professional, how to qualify for a mortgage, and what is involved in the settlement (closing) process. It also explains unfamiliar terms and provides tips and suggestions to help the purchase process go more smoothly.
You Can Buy a Home - The keys to homeownership (English). Buying a home is one of the most important purchases you'll ever make. In this brochure, we cover key topics for potential homeowners, including preparing to buy a home, predicting homeownership costs, finding the right home, shopping for a mortgage and making an offer.
You Can Buy a Home - Class Activities (Spanish). Este archivo en PDF contiene traducciones en español de las actividades para hacer en clase y los ejercicios para hacer en casa tomados del plan de enseñanza en inglés You Can Buy a Home.
Successful Homeownership - Class Activities (Spanish). Este archivo en PDF contiene traducciones en español de las actividades para hacer en clase y los ejercicios para hacer en casa tomados del plan de enseñanza en inglés Successful Homeownership.
Successful Homeownership - Seminar Lesson Plan & Class Activities (English). This PDF packet provides guidance for teachers and team leaders. The 20-page packet contains a detailed curriculum, classroom activities and take home worksheets.
You Can Buy a Home - Seminar Lesson Plan (English). This PDF packet provides guidance for teachers and team leaders. The 22-page packet contains a detailed curriculum, classroom activities and take home worksheets.
True Life Stories. Homeownership is a primary path to achieving financial security, and homeownership helps communities remain stable. This publication, available in Spanish and English in the popular "novella" (comic book) style, addresses some of the key mortgage, lending and financial management issues faced by homeowners.
Temas De La Vida Real. La compra de una vivienda es un camino principal para alcanzar la seguridad financiera y ayuda a que las comunidades permanezcan estables. Esta publicación, disponible en español e inglés en el popular formato de historieta, trata sobre los temas más importantes que los compradores de viviendas enfrentan, como las hipotecas, asuntos de préstamos y manejo de las finanzas.
You can buy a home - The keys to homeownership (Hmong). Kev yuav tsev yog ib qho uas tseem ceeb tshaj ua koj yuav tau tshwm nyiaj yuav nyob hauv koj lub neej. Daim ntawv no yuav qhia txog tej yam tseemceeb uas tej tus yuav tsev yuavtsum paub, xwsli yuav npaj dabtsi ua ntej, seb cov nqi yuav muaj li cas, xyuas seb lub tsev twg yuav zoo rau yus, nrhiav chaw txais nyiaj thiab yuav muab tus nqi (offer) li cas.
Buying a home is one of the most important purchases you'll ever make. In this brochure, we cover key topics for potential homeowners, including preparing to buy a home, predicting homeownership costs, finding the right home, shopping for a mortgage and making an offer.
You can buy a home - The keys to homeownership (Cambodian). Buying a home is one of the most important purchases you'll ever make. In this brochure, we cover key topics for potential homeowners, including preparing to buy a home, predicting homeownership costs, finding the right home, shopping for a mortgage and making an offer.
You can buy a home - The keys to homeownership (Laotian). Buying a home is one of the most important purchases you'll ever make. In this brochure, we cover key topics for potential homeowners, including preparing to buy a home, predicting homeownership costs, finding the right home, shopping for a mortgage and making an offer.
Before You Buy a Home (2006). Checklist of items for homebuyers who have already found a home they wish to buy. Topics include checking neighborhoods, verifying building permits, using a home inspector, and considering all costs of homeownership.
Before You Add Someone To Your Title (2006). There are just a few valid reasons to amend your homeownership by adding another person’s name to the title to your home. This is also called transferring title. If you transfer all or part of your ownership to another person, you lose control.
Inspection reports. Home inspection and hazard reports detail existing and potential problems with the home or property you are considering. These reports can help you decide whether repairs or mitigations (cures or preventative efforts) are needed.
Informes de inspección. Las inspecciones y los informes de peligros detallan problemas existentes y potenciales de la vivienda o propiedad que usted está considerando adquirir. También pueden ayudarle a decidir si es necesario hacer reparaciones o mitigaciones (curas o prevenciones).
Real Estate Terms You Should Know. A fact sheet that lists real estate terms that are helpful to know if you own or are thinking of buying you own home.
Definición de términos de bienes raíces. Hoja informativa que presenta terminología de bienes raíces que le será útil si piensa comprar una casa.
Compra de una casa. Hoja informativa que discute varios puntos importantes que se deben considerar antes de comprar una casa, como si está o no a su alcance y si usted tiene todos los permisos necesarios para las reparaciones y mejoras.
Antes de incluir a otra persona en su título de propiedad. Hoja informativa que describe varios puntos que se deben considerar antes de incluir a otra persona en el título de propiedad de su vivienda, como el hecho de que se está otorgando derechos de propiedad y control a otra persona.
