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Home Buyer U

A look at what's happening in the Tampa Bay area

By Times Staff Writer
Published November 26, 2005


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. Dec. 10 at the Ross Norton Community Center, 1426 S Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., Clearwater. Free. (727) 442-7075.

Household Budgeting classes are designed to help first-time home buyers learn to budget or save to by a home, sponsored by the Community Service Foundation from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday and Dec. 6 and 13 at the Sunshine Center, 330 Fifth St. N, St. Petersburg. Free. (727) 461-0618.

"Community Homebuyers and Credit Rebuilding" workshop provides information on credit rebuilding and programs to assist with down payment and closing costs for low to moderate income families, sponsored by the Hernando County Housing Authority and conducted by the Consumer Credit Counseling Service from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 3 at Kennedy Park, 895 Kennedy Blvd., Brooksville. Free. (800) 741-7040.

Homebuyers and Credit Rebuilding" workshop provides information on credit rebuilding and programs to assist with down payment and closing costs for low to moderate income families, sponsored by the Pasco County Community Development and conducted by the Consumer Credit Counseling Service from 6-9 p.m. Dec. 5 and Dec. 12 at First United Methodist Church, 13123 U.S. 19, Hudson. Free. (800) 741-7040.

"First Time Homebuyers" seminar sponsored by the Community Service Foundation from 6-9 p.m. Dec. 8 and 15 at the Morningside Recreation Center, 2400 Harn Blvd., Clearwater. 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 November 25, 2005, 08:59:02]


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