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  • Simply Stated Closing Summary: A quick reference guide used during the closing process to help the homebuyer better understand the key terms of their settlement documents. (Available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Russian, Japanese, & Tagalog)

  • Prepare and Avoid: 70-Something Ways You Could Lose Your Home:  (Available in English, American, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Russian, Hindi, & Punjabi)  Title insurance is one of the most valuable forms of security that a home buyer/seller can have, yet its benefits are rarely explained.  This brochure provides the information.

  • 41 Steps To Buying Your Home (Available in English, Spanish, Chinese, & Vietnamese) This color-coordinated checklist outlines the functions of the real estate professional, the lender, and the title company team.

  • En Camino Al Sueno Americano -The Home Buying Process DVD This seven minute step-by-step description of the home buying process will assist in explaining the real estate process to first-time homebuyers, in Spanish.

Low-Cost Ways to Spruce Up Your Home’s Exterior
Make your home more appealing for yourself and potential buyers with these quick and easy tips:

1. Trim bushes so they don’t block windows or architectural details.
2. Mow your lawn, and turn on the sprinklers for 30 minutes before the showing to make the lawn sparkle.
3. Put a pot of bright flowers (or a small evergreen in winter) on your porch.
4. Install new doorknobs on your front door.
5. Repair any cracks in the driveway.
6. Edge the grass around walkways and trees.
7. Keep your garden tools and hoses out of sight.
8. Clear toys from the lawn.
9. Buy a new mailbox.
10. Upgrade your outside lighting.
11. Buy a new doormat for the outside of your front door.
12. Clean your windows, inside and outside.
13. Polish or replace your house numbers.
14. Place a seasonal wreath on your door.

Reprinted from REALTOR® magazine (REALTOR.org/realtormag) with permission of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®.
 

 

 
 
Choosing the Mortgage That’s Right for You
• Learn what a mortgage is and calculate your buying power.
• Understand fixed-rate, adjustable-rate, government, and other mortgage options.
• See where to shop for a mortgage loan.
• Understand key factors that affect your mortgage payments.  Learn more		 Knowing and Understanding Your Credit
• Learn what credit is and why it is important to buy a home.
• Find out how to order your credit report and correct any errors.
• Discover what your credit score means to lenders.
• Get helpful tips on how to repair past credit problems.  Learn more		 Opening the Door to a Home of Your Own
• Learn if you’re ready to buy a home.
• Determine how much house you can afford.
• See how much money you may need for a down payment.
• Estimate your monthly mortgage payments.  Learn more		 Borrowing Basics: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
• Learn what you can do to avoid predatory lenders.
• Discover signs that may point to an untrustworthy loan situation.
• Understand ways you can get the best loan for your situation.
• Receive a useful glossary of loan terms that will help you understand lending term language.  Learn more

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