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Homebuyer UBy Times staff© St. Petersburg Times published December 15, 2001 Free Home Buyer Seminar for the first-time home purchaser is presented by the Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (lunch provided) today at St. John Missionary Baptist Church, 1500 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Clearwater. Those who complete the seminar will receive a certificate that could provide access to special mortgage loan products and subsidies. Prospective homeowners can also attend a one-hour orientation overview of the home-buying process offered on selected Thursday evenings. Call (727) 442-4155 to register or for more information. "Dream of Home Ownership," a free home-buying seminar, is being offered by the Tampa Bay Community Development Corp. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. today and Jan. 12, at Ross Norton Community Center, 1426 S. Greenwood Ave., Clearwater. The daylong seminar covers such topics as how to choose a real estate agent, home inspections and appraisals, loan applications, contracts and other documents and filing for homestead exemption. Call (727) 442-7075 to register. The Tampa Bay Community Development Corp. is approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and is a Fannie Mae-approved Homebuyer Education Provider; the seminars are approved by lenders and assistance programs in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties. The Community Service Foundation offers three-part family budgeting classes for people who want to buy a house but are having trouble coming up with a down payment. Classes show how to develop a budget, how to save and provide a basic understanding of credit reports. Classes are planned 7-9 p.m. Wed. and Jan. 16 and Jan. 30 at Foundation Village Family Neighborhood Center, 918 Woodlawn St., Clearwater. Call (727) 461-0618 for reservations. Thinking about buying a house but need to learn the basics? The Community Service Foundation offers free Getting a Mortgage classes designed to help first-time home buyers go through the process and qualify for down payment and closing costs assistance. Classes offered 6-9 p.m. Thur. at Clearwater East Branch Library, 2251 Drew St., Clearwater and 6-9 p.m. Jan 8 and 15 at the Sunshine Center, 330 Fifth St. N., St. Petersburg. For registration or information, call (727) 461-0618 during business hours. General Home Development offers free seminars on how to buy an affordable new home with a small down payment even if you have less than perfect credit, 11 a.m.-noon Saturdays at 4600 Fifth Ave. S., St. Petersburg. For information, call (727) 321-8719. First Worldwide Mortgage Corp. offers free seminars on how to avoid common home-buying pitfalls 10 a.m.-noon Saturdays at 6450 Seminole Blvd., Seminole. Call (727) 398-7781 for information. The Pinellas Housing Agency can tell first-time home buyers in the Clearwater, Largo and Dunedin areas whether they qualify for down payment assistance programs. Call (727) 467-9494. - Send items to Homes, Peggy Anders, St. Petersburg Times, P.O. Box 1121, St. Petersburg, FL 33731. The deadline is two weeks before publication.
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