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Home Buyer U

By Times Staff Writer
Published April 23, 2005


"Getting a Mortgage" classes to help first-time home buyers go through the process to qualify for down payment and closing costs assistance; sponsored by the Community Service Foundation from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 7 at the Pinellas County Cooperative Extension Service, 12175 125th St., Largo. Free. (727) 461-0618.

"Buying/Building a Home" seminar sponsored by Third Federal Savings and Loan from 6:30-8 p.m. May 17 at 262 37th Ave. N, St. Petersburg. Free. Toll-free 1-888-844-7333.

"Buying/Building a Home" seminar sponsored by Third Federal Savings and Loan from 6:30-8 p.m. May 19 at 11125 Park Blvd., Seminole. Free. Toll-free 1-888-844-7333.

"Family Budgeting," money management classes for people who want to buy a house but are having trouble coming up with a down payment, sponsored by the Community Service Foundation from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday and May 3 and 10 at the Sunshine Center, 330 Fifth St. N, St. Petersburg. Free. (727) 461-0618.

"Dream of Home Ownership," daylong seminar on all aspects of home buying (participants receive box lunch and workbook) sponsored by the Tampa Bay Community Development Corp. from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. May 14 at the Ross Norton Community Center, 1426 S Greenwood Ave., Clearwater. Free. (727) 442-7075.

"Homeowners Insurance, Home Inspection, Energy Conservation and Loans" seminar, sponsored by the Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services Inc. from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. today at 608 N Garden Ave., Clearwater. Free. (727) 442-4155.

"Getting a Mortgage" classes help first-time home buyers go through the process to qualify for down payment and closing costs assistance, sponsored by the Community Service Foundation from 6-9 p.m. May 17 and 24 at the Sunshine Center, 330 Fifth St. N, St. Petersburg. Free. (727) 461-0618.

Send items to Homes, Kelly A. Stefani, St. Petersburg Times, P.O. Box 1121, St. Petersburg, FL 33731. The deadline is two weeks before publication.

[Last modified April 22, 2005, 08:41:05]


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