BMRs Template
BMR's Template
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THIS ARE ALL PLACEHOLDERS.
Alliance Credit Counseling
On-Line First Time Homebuyer Certification Course
10720 Sikes Place#100
Charlotte, NC 2827
Phone: 888-658-5812
Email: Counseling@KnowDebt.org
Website: https://www.knowdebt.org/services/homebuyer-education-course/
Asian Incorporated
First Time Homebuyer Workshops in Chinese
1167 Mission Street, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: 415-928-5910
Fax: 415-921-0182
Email: schen@asianinc.org
Website: www.asian.inc.org
Consumer Credit and Budget Counseling DBA
On-Line First Time Homebuyer Certification Course
*If using this program, choose the “Marin Housing Homebuyer Certification” course. The fee is $35.00. If you do not have a Lender at this time, you may enter “Marin Housing” for that question, since we are the requestor of the Certificate of Completion.
National Foundation for Debt Management (Florida and New Jersey)
Phone: (888) 738-8233 or (866) 395-5769
Email: help@cc-bc.com
Website: www.cc-bc.com
Consumer Credit Counseling Services of San Francisco
“First Time Homebuyers: The Basics” Workshops
595 Market Street, 15th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: 800-777-7526 Fax: (415) 777-4030
Email: info@cccssf.org
Website: www.cccssf.org
Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California
Offers periodic live certification workshops. Please visit the following links for details:
http://www.fairhousingnorcal.org/education-for-homebuyers.html
http://www.fairhousingnorcal.org/events--workshops
For more information, contact:
adriana@fairhousingnorcal.org
Mission Economic Development Association (MEDA)
Homeownership Workshops in English and Spanish
2301 Mission Street, Ste. 301
San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone: 415-282-3334
Fax: 415-282-3320
Email: homeownership@medasf.org
Website: www.medasf.org
Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA)
3801-3805 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94611
Phone: 510-652-6622
San Francisco Housing Development Corporation (SFHDC)
First Time Homebuyer Workshops
4439 3rd Street
San Francisco, CA 94124
Phone: (415) 822-1022
Fax: (415) 822-1077
Email: info@sfhdc.org
Website: www.sfhdc.org
San Francisco LGBT Community Center
Matthew Rizzie, Associate Director of Financial Services
1800 Market St.
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: 415-865-5542
email: financialservices@sfcenter.org
Website: https://www.sfcenter.org/program/housing-financial/
Unity Council, Oakland (Spanish)
Homebuyer Workshops in English and Spanish
1900 Fruitvale Avenue, Ste. 2A
Oakland, CA 94601
Phone: 510-535-6900
Fax: 510-534-7771
Email: admin@unitycouncil.org
Website: www.unitycouncil.org
To be eligible to purchase a home through the BMR Program, you must meet the following guidelines:
- You must be a “First-time Homebuyer”, defined as a borrower(s) who has not had an ownership interest in a principal residence in the past three years.
- BMR purchasers will be required to live in the BMR unit full-time as their primary residence.
- BMR purchasing households must contain US citizens or legal permanent residents.
- Submit a complete current BMR Application, including the Homebuyer Ed Certificate, and check for the $25 annual BMR application fee.
- Note the REQUIREMENT for Homebuyer Ed Cert: Applicants must provide a "Certificate of Completion" from a HUD-Approved Homebuyer Education Workshop, which is due at initial application to the BMR program and then every 3 years thereafter. See the list of HUD- Approved Homebuyer Education Programs. There are online programs available.
- Your total gross household annual income must fall below the current income limits established for Marin County, published by HUD each year. Please note:
Marin Housing Authority
4020 Civic Center Drive
San Rafael CA 94903
Phone: (415) 491-2525
Maintenance: (415) 390-2094
Fax: (415) 472-2186
TDD: (800) 735-2929
Marin Housing's Main office lobby hours are Monday through Thursday 10 am to 4:30 pm. All in-person meetings are by appointment only, please email or call 415-491-2525 to schedule an appointment.
