Oak Park Regional Housing Center » Events http://www.oprhc.org Promoting a Landscape of Justice in Oak Park, Western Cook County, and Beyond Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:41:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Join us on October 7th for our Annual Benefit http://www.oprhc.org/2010/08/join-us-on-october-7th-for-our-annual-benefit/ http://www.oprhc.org/2010/08/join-us-on-october-7th-for-our-annual-benefit/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:28:16 +0000 wsenger http://www.oprhc.org/?p=367 Mark your calendar for our 38th annual Fall Fundraiser.  We’ll have lots of great food, raffle prizes and good music.  Your support of the Housing Center helps us continue our mission of promoting diversity and inclusiveness in Oak Park and the surrounding communities.  If you’d like to order tickets, advertise in our Guidebook, or purchase raffle tickets, please contact us at (708) 848-7150.

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Shopping for a home?  Want expert help in avoiding foreclosure?  We can help walk you through the process step-by-step.  Please attend these free seminars in September:

  • Foreclosure Avoidance:  Thursday, September 16th  – Maywood
  • 1st Time Homebuyers:  Tuesday, September 21st  – Bellwood
  • 1st Time Homebuyers:  Tuesday, September 28th – Oak Park

The West Cook Homeownership Center was recently mentioned in the August 19th issue of Oak Leaves. You can read the article here.

ALL Seminars are open to ANYONE from Illinois. Each Seminar will be from 7p-9p and pre-registration is strongly encouraged.  Please call Marz Timms at 708-848-7150, ext. 116 to register and for seminar locations, or

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]]> http://www.oprhc.org/2010/07/homeownership-advice-and-foreclosure-avoidance-seminars-in-august/feed/ 0 Breymaier honored by the prestigious Woodstock Institute for contributions to Community Reinvestment http://www.oprhc.org/2010/03/httpswww-policyarchive-orgbitstreamhandle1020718304woodstock-gifbreymaier-honored-by-the-prestigious-woodstock-institute-for-contributions-to-community-reinvestment/ http://www.oprhc.org/2010/03/httpswww-policyarchive-orgbitstreamhandle1020718304woodstock-gifbreymaier-honored-by-the-prestigious-woodstock-institute-for-contributions-to-community-reinvestment/#comments Sat, 27 Mar 2010 01:16:25 +0000 wsenger http://www.oprhc.org/?p=289 woodstock logoThe Housing Center’s Executive Director, Rob Breymaier will receive an 
award at the Woodstock Institute’s 2010 Community Investment Reception
 on April 1st. Rob has been a member of the Illinois Community Investment
 Coalition’s Steering Committee for 5 years. He has provided a strong
 voice to ensure that community reinvestment activities benefit people of
 color. Among other achievements, Rob led a successful 2008 effort to
 ensure that Fannie Mae and others did not implement policies akin to
 redlining by altering underwriting standards based on geography.

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The Federal Reserve has cut rates dramatically over the last year.  See if you can benefit from lower rates by bringing your mortgage documents to our Loan Document Review Open House.

When:  Saturday, May 17, 2008 from 11am to 3pm.

Where: Oak Park Public Library – Main Branch, 834 Lake Street, 2nd Floor

Who:  This event is open to anyone in the Chicago region is welcome. 

Housing Center staff and 6 banks will be there to help you discover if you could get a better mortgage.

Refinance out of an adjustable rate loan into a fixed rate loan.

Get help with late payments or modifications.

Learn about programs for low and moderate-income families.

 

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