NID Housing Counseling Agency To Sponsor Seminars On Buying Foreclosed & Other Houses On Saturday, Aug. 27

By Special to the Daily World
In a novel initiative to help make homebuyers comfortable with the current  housing market, NID Housing Counseling Agency is sponsoring a three-county tour of affordable homes on Saturday, Aug. 27, preceded by seminars about buying foreclosures and other homes in previously distressed areas.

“Many prospective homebuyers are still on the fence and we want to give them tips and firsthand exposure to some great houses on the market in Atlanta,” said Lawrence Batiste, Southeast manager for NID and current chair of NAREB, the National Association of Real Estate Brokers.

At the homebuyer seminars in Gwinnett County and in south Atlanta, attendees will learn how to buy a home in today’s market, including how to purchase foreclosures and short sales as well as resale and new construction homes.

Home inspectors will share tips on what to look for when evaluating a home.  Information will also be provided on local down payment assistance programs. The seminars will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at the following locations: Gwinnett Technical College, 5150 Sugarloaf Parkway, Room 210, Building 100 in Lawrenceville, Ga. 30043; in Tucker to Decatur along the northern crescent of I-285, and Elizabeth Baptist Church, 4245 Cascade Road S.W. Atlanta, 30331.

After the seminars, participants will receive a boxed lunch and move on to the self-guided home tours. The three areas selected contain a variety of homes, including foreclosures that have been rehabbed by local agencies with federal funds, more recent foreclosures and homes approved for short sales.

In Gwinnett County, they are primarily in the Lawrenceville area.  In DeKalb County, the homes are located along the northeastern crescent of I-285 from Tucker to Decatur.

In south Atlanta and south Fulton County, they are in the Cascade Road and College Park area.

Pre-registration for the seminars and tours is strongly encouraged but not required.  Those interested may call Cathy Stanley at 770-472-3756 or e-mail cstanleynid@gmail.com.

The homes on the tours may be viewed at the following Internet addresses: Gwinnett Tour of Homes: https://gwinnett.affordhometour.com; Atlanta/Fulton Tour of Homes:  www.Atlanta-FultonCounty.affordhometour.com, and DeKalb Tour of Homes at www.dekalbcounty.affordhometour.com.

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