Your Path to Homeownership

• Start
  August 25, 2025 at 5:00 pm
• End
  August 26, 2025 at 8:00 pm
• Event Type
  Informational Sessions
• Contact Name
  Hosted by WiDEN

In collaboration with La Casa de Esperanza, WHEDA, and AREAA Greater Milwaukee, HWCC is excited to present “Your Path to Home Ownership.” This program is designed to educate and assist individuals and families in qualifying for grants, participants must attend two classes (totaling six hours) and complete a HUD area do not qualify for the program, they are still welcome to attend and learn. Participants will:

• Learn the home buying process
• Earn a home buyer certificate
• Learn about home buyer grants and other down payment assistance
• Hear from homebuying professionals (realtors, lenders, home inspector and more)

Homebuyer Education and Counseling:

• This HUD-approved education and counseling program is required for many down payment assistance programs and some first-time homebuyer products, depending on lender requirements
• Each assistance program has its own eligibility criteria and guidelines, in addition to mortgage approval requirements
• Down payment assistance can come in the form of grants or forgivable loans, which can be used toward down payment and/or closing costs
  • Grant: fund given by an organization for a specific purpose and does not need to be repaid
  • Forgivable Loan: a loan that does not need to be repaid, provided the borrower does not sell or move from the home within a specified period, typically five years. In this case, 20% of the loan is forgiven each year.

Special Instructions

• August 25th, 2025 – August 26th, 2025
• 05:00 PM – 08:00 PM – US / Central
• Virtual Option is also available!