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# Get Tips On Buying Your First Home In New Workshop Series From NYCHA
- URL: https://bklyner.com/get-tips-on-buying-your-first-home-in-new-workshop-series-from-nycha-fortgreene/
- Published: 2015-08-13T18:14:40.000Z
- Updated: 2015-08-13T18:19:27.000Z
- Author: Mary Bakija
- Tags: home ownership, homebuyer, New York City Housing Authority, NYCHA, workshops, #API-Imported

![rowhouses in fort greene](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fgf_rowhouses_SOfxord-702x527.jpg)

Photo by Fort Greene Focus

Are you a resident of a New York City Housing Authority building who’s thinking of purchasing your first home, but feel lost by the confusing process? A new first-time homebuyer education workshop series that kicks off in our area tonight may be able to help.

The NYCHA’s Office of Resident Economic Empowerment & Sustainability is offering the series as part of a homeownership initiative it’s been expanding. They say the workshops aim to provide prospective homebuyers with info on how to qualify for a mortgage, work with a realtor, manage the necessary expenses, and more.

At the seven workshops, you’ll have a chance to meet with their local partners who offer free and low-cost HUD-certified homebuyer education workshops, homeownership counseling, and foreclosure prevention services.

The series begins tonight and continues through December, with two taking place locally:

**NACA Mortgage & Homebuyer Workshop**  
 **When:** Thursday, August 13, 6-8:30pm  
**Partner:** Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America  
**Where:** REES Office, 787 Atlantic Avenue, Fort Greene  
**Who can attend:** Open to NYCHA residents citywide  
**How much:** Free

**Are You Ready to Buy a Home?**  
 **When:** Wednesday, September 23, 6-8pm  
**Partner:** Bridge Street Development Corporation  
**Where:** Van Dyke Community Center, 392 Blake Avenue, Brownsville  
**Who can attend:** Open to NYCHA residents in Central Brooklyn  
**How much:** Free

**How to Improve Your Credit Score**  
**When:** Wednesday, October 28, 6pm -8pm  
**Partner:** Mortgage Readiness Clinic  
**Where:** Van Dyke Community Center, 392 Blake Avenue, Brownsville  
**Who can attend:** Open to NYCHA residents in Central Brooklyn  
**How much:** Free

**First Time Homebuyer Workshop**  
 **When:** Tuesday, September 29, 6-9pm  
**Partner:** Neighborhood Housing Services of Staten Island  
**Location:** Stapleton Neighborhood Senior Center, 189 Gordon Street, Staten Island  
**Who can attend:** Open to NYCHA residents citywide  
**How much:** Free

**First Time Homebuyer Workshop**  
 **When:** Saturday, November 7, 10am-1pm  
**Partner:** Neighborhood Housing Services of Staten Island  
**Location:** Stapleton Neighborhood Senior Center, 189 Gordon Street, Staten Island  
**Who can attend:** Open to NYCHA residents citywide  
**How much:** Free

**First Time Home Buying Series**  
**When:** Saturday, November 7 and Saturday, November 14, 10am-2pm  
**Partner:** Bridge Street Development Corporation  
**Location:** Stone Avenue Library, 581 Mother Gaston Boulevard, Brownsville  
**Who can attend:** Open to NYCHA residents and the general public in Central Brooklyn  
**How much:** $50 course fee

**NACA Mortgage & Homebuyer Workshop**  
 **When:** Thursday, Deccember 3, 6-8:30pm  
**Partner:** Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America  
**Where:** REES Office, 787 Atlantic Avenue, Fort Greene  
**Who can attend:** Open to NYCHA residents citywide  
**How much:** Free

For more information, call the REES office at 718-289-8100.