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PRC First Time Home-Buyers Workshops
http://prcno.org/utilities/calendar/
The Preservation Resource Center offers monthly First-Time Homebuyer Training courses that prepare participants to tackle the home purchase process and meet the demands of owning and caring for a home.
Participants will also gain access to a variety of home purchase incentives available exclusively to program graduates and offered by the Finance Authority of New Orleans, the City of New Orleans, and various lending institutions. Courses are $50 and require registration. Visit the website or call 504.636.3070 for more information.
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Family Resources of New Orleans Homebuyer Training
http://www.familyresourcesofno.org/
Family Resources of New Orleans offers a twelve hour homebuyer training curriculum in an effort to educate families on the homeownership process.
The workshop covers a variety of topics such as credit rehabilitation, family budgeting, mortgage products comparison and other aspects of homeownership from beginning to end. The classes are taught by professionals in the real estate industry. For more information and to register for classes, call (504) 822-8519 or visit the website.
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Louisiana Housing Finance Authority First-Time Homebuyer Programs
http://www.lhfa.state.la.us/programs/homeownership/first_time_homebuyer.php
Louisiana Housing Finance Agency offers a number of opportunities for low- and moderate-income Louisiana families to become homeowners.
The program offers a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage at a below-market interest rate to first-time homebuyers, including programs for teachers and first responders. Visit the website or call 888-454-2001.
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Neighborhood Development Foundation
http://www.ndf-neworleans.com/html/home.htm
The Neighborhood Development Foundation of New Orleans is a resource center that seeks to convert life-long renters, modest resources, and ready houses into entire neighborhoods of homeowners.
The Foundation provides training and assistance for first-time homebuyers. Call 504-488-0155
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Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Greater New Orleans
http://cccsno.org/
CCCS is a non-profit community service agency dedicated to educating consumers in the wise and proper use of credit, and helping consumers to repay excessive debt.
CCCS offers budget counseling & debt management planning, financial education programs, housing counseling, and more. Visit the CCCS website or call 1-866-889-9347. CCCS has locations in New Orleans, Metairie, Gretna, Slidell, and Houma, as well as locations in Mississippi.
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Neighborhood Housing Services of New Orleans
http://www.nhsnola.org/
NHS NOLA conducts first-time homebuyer training classes and can assist homeowners in rebuilding or renovating a home. They offer funding, financial counseling, and construction management.
Services Provided: Construction Management services - assisting homeowners through the process of rebuilding Area Served: Orleans Eligibility: All are eligible Contact Info: 504-899-5900 more
Make It Right Homeowner Counseling Program
http://www.makeitrightnola.org/mir_SUB.php?section=app&page=main
Brad Pitt's Make It Right Foundation aims to be a catalyst for redevelopment of the Lower 9th Ward by building a neighborhood comprised of safe and healthy homes. Lower Ninth Ward residents can sign up to work with MIR to choose, finance and prepare to own their new homes.
For more information on the program visit the website or call 1-888-647-6652.
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HANO Voucher Program - Become a Homeowner
HANO offers a program in which Section 8 vouchers can be used to purchase a home.
Participants must become financially fit, be a first-time homeowner, be employed for at least a year, satisfactorily complete HANO's pre-assistance homeownership and housing counseling program, attend post-purchase counseling and monthly homebuyer club meetings, and earn an annual salary of at least $10,300. For more information call Audrey Williams, lead case manager in HANO's Homeownership Department, at (504) 670-3428.
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ACORN Housing
http://www.acornhousing.org/index.php
ACORN has programs for first-time homebuyers. Visit their site or call 504-267-3750 or 504-827-2114 for more information.
Home Loan and Grant ProgramsBack to Top
$20 Million Gentilly Homeowners Initiative
http://www.libertybank.net/personal/loans/ghi.cfm
The $20 million Gentilly Homeowners Initiative (GHI) is a Liberty Bank program that can provide financing to existing and potential homeowners for the rehabilitation and/or purchase of homes in the Gentilly area of New Orleans (bounded by Gentilly Avenue, Bayou St.
John, Leon C. Simon Drive and the Industrial Canal).
Through the Gentilly Homeowners Initiative, Liberty will provide assistance to homeowners in estimating cost of completion, identifying contractors, and financing options to rebuild their homes and their neighborhoods. All contractors who work on GHI financed properties will be Liberty qualified in terms of the quality of their work, professionalism, affordability of pricing (rehabilitation versus new construction), licensing and insurance or bonding requirements. For more information call Liberty Bank Customer Care at (504) 240-5288. more
Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America Home Ownership Program
https://www.naca.com
NACA is a non-profit, community advocacy and homeownership organization that conducts homeowner counseling and helps even those with poor credit to purchase a home or refinance a predatory loan.
NACA offers a mortgage program with no down payment, no closing costs, no fees, no requirement for perfect credit, at a below-market interest rate. NACA also offers free, comprehensive housing services such as house hunting assistance and property evaluations. Participants must become a member of NACA to receive program benefits. Find out more about the program and upcoming workshops on the website, or call a local NACA office.
New Orleans: 10555 Lake Forest Blvd, Suite 5E New Orleans, LA 70127 504-241-2090 Baton Rouge: 10101 Siegan Lane Baton Rouge, LA 70810 225-767-9224 more
Neighborhood Housing Services of New Orleans
http://www.nhsnola.org/
NHS NOLA conducts first-time homebuyer training classes and can assist homeowners in rebuilding or renovating a home. They offer funding, financial counseling, and construction management.
Services Provided: Construction Management services - assisting homeowners through the process of rebuilding Area Served: Orleans Eligibility: All are eligible Contact Info: 504-899-5900 more
Teachers HomeWorks Program: Home-Buying Grants for Teachers
http://www.nhsnola.org
The Teachers HomeWorks program was established to encourage teachers to establish roots in New Orleans.
Neighborhood Housing Services will administer the program.
Requirements: A teacher's total family income cannot exceed 115% of the median area income of $39,900 for a family of one and $57,000 for a family of four. Teachers also must take part in the Neighborhood Housing Services' Home ownership Development Program. To apply, teachers must obtain a personal profile form through the human resources department of individual charter schools, the recovery district or the Orleans Parish School Board. Teachers must complete the form and bring it to a Neighborhood Housing Services orientation session along with proof that they are certified. Call the Neighborhood Housing Services at (504) 899-5900 for more information. more United Way IDA Program: Matching Savings Account for a Home or Vehicle Purchase, Business Assistance, Education Assistance
IDAs (Individual Development Accounts) are savings accounts that give low income individuals and families the opportunity save and build assets.
Qualified individuals who open an IDA will receive matching funds towards a specified goal.
Contact United Way at 827-6862 for more information .
Adjudicated/Blighted Property ProgramsBack to Top
Buying Road Home Properties
http://www.noraworks.org/default.htm
Road Home properties are NOT for sale to the general public at this time - they are currently being offered to adjacent homeowners only through the Lot Next Door Program.
All Road Home properties will eventually be put on the market for sale to the general public at a later date. The sale of the Road Home properties is being managed by the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority (NORA) in New Orleans. Click here to read a Times Picayune article about the process and to search a database of Road Home properties.
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Lot Next Door Program
http://www.noraworks.org/Lotnext.htm
The Lot Next Door (LND) program, managed by the New Orleans Redevelopment Authority(NORA), allows residents to purchase a NORA-owned property (including Road Home properties sold to the state) immediately next door to their own.
Call 504-658-4400 or visit the NORA website for more information.
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New Orleans Code Enforcement Handbook (.pdf)
http://www.louisianarebuilds.info/files/CodeEnforcementHandbook.pdf
The Office of Recovery & Development Administration's Housing Code Enforcement Handbook outlines the City’s homeowner maintenance requirements and code enforcement process.
ACORN Adjudicated Properties Program
http://www.acornhousing.org/index.php
ACORN Housing was awarded 150 properties within the Lower 9th Ward and New Orleans East areas which are being developed into single- family houses to be sold to low through moderate-income families.
Prospective homebuyers will receive homeownership education and counseling along with assistance in obtaining a mortgage from AHC lending partners. A special outreach is being made to existing homeowners in the Lower 9th Ward and New Orleans East communities.
If you or someone you know is interested in purchasing one of these homes, contact an ACORN Housing Counselor at 504-267-3750 or 504-827-2114 or 1-888-409-3557. more
NORA Blighted Property Search
http://www.noraworks.org/search.htm
This New Orleans Redevelopment Authority online mapping service allows residents to search for images and data on blighted New Orleans properties.
The online map provides constantly updated information on blighted properties in all stages of adjudication, expropriation or sale by The Road Home program, the city and NORA, a state-chartered neighborhood revitalization agency. Users can search by address, neighborhood or by a property’s legal status.
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Louisiana Land Trust
http://www.lalandtrust.org/
The Louisiana Land Trust is the non profit organization formed to manage the properties that have been purchased by the State of Louisiana under the current Road Home Program.
The management of these properties is still being determined. Visit the website for updates and meeting announcements
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