Make a more efficient home
By Times staff writer
© St. Petersburg Times
published June 8, 2002
A free class on buying a well-built, environmentally sustainable home will be from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 15 at TECO's Energy Technology Resource Center, 3650 Spectrum Blvd., Tampa, near the University of South Florida.
Presented by the Hillsborough County Cooperative Extension Service, the program will be given by building industry professionals.
They will explain features that can be added to a house to decrease operating costs, how to protect a home from termites, how to make a home more energy- and water-efficient, how to landscape to provide shade and save water, and how to apply for an energy-efficient mortgage. A builder will give a slide presentation on how a house is built. Participants receive a copy of The Florida Homebuyer's Guide to Energy and Water Savings.
Seating is limited, so preregistration is required. Contact Lisa Leslie at (813) 744-5519, extension 143, or e-mail her at lmleslie@mail.ifas.ufl.edu.
FHA mortgage info
The local office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will provide information on Federal Housing Administration mortgages from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Franklin Street Mall in Tampa. Information will also be available on safe, healthy homes and fair housing rights as part of National Homeownership Month.
Buyer's fair June 15
The Tampa Housing Authority and the city of Tampa will sponsor the first Home Buyer's Educational Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 15 at the Tampa Convention Center, 333 S Franklin St. Admission is free.
The fair will provide ownership information to residents of public housing, families with low and moderate incomes, and those receiving Section 8 rental assistance.
Four seminars will be presented simultaneously in English and Spanish from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: on home ownership, credit, the lending process and choosing a real-estate agent. Counselors will meet one-on-one with participants from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. to offer advice and information. An expo will be held by 50 to 60 vendors, including real-estate agents, lenders, title companies, home security companies, inspectors, and nonprofit organizations that provide down-payment and closing-cost assistance.
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