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Community Action Inc. is holding a first time home buyer training course for area residents beginning Thurs. April 12 from 6-9 p.m. in the Presidential Gardens Community Room, 140 Evergreen Dr., Bradford.
The dates for the course are Thursday, April 12, Tuesday, April 17 and Thursday April 19. The cost is $60 per household and there are no income requirements to take the training.
Participants will get information from a variety of housing professionals, including bank lenders, real estate brokers, housing attorneys, insurance agents, home inspectors and credit counselors.
Information about foreclosure sales, down payment assistance programs and housing lotteries will also be available.
A Massachusetts Homeownership Collaborative approved certificate is awarded after completion of the three- night course and the program is also approved by MassHousing.
For more information contact Richard Lynch at 978-373-1971 or Susan Collins at 978-317-8998.