Seattle Home Buying Seminars

April 22-28: Real-estate classes, seminars and events

For anyone interested in learning more about home buying, check out these great opportunities!

For Homebuyers:

TUE Seminar covers contingencies and home-buyer tips for all types of residential properties including condos; good-faith estimates provided; preregistration required. 6:30 p.m., Whole Foods Market, 1026 N.E. 64th St., Seattle; free (206-985-1500 ext. 0 or http://vickisez.com)

Insider tips to buying a home:

THU Learn the secrets to a stress-free home-buying experience; preregistration required. 6:30-8:30 p.m., Renton Technical College, Room C-113, 3000 N.E. Fourth St., Renton; $10 (425-235-2352 ext. 5727 or www.sheribay.com/realestateclasses)

Avoiding predatory lenders:

THU Class examines various loan sources, how interest rates are quoted and misquoted, six common frauds committed by predatory lenders; preregistration required. 6-9 p.m., Discover U, 2150 N. 107th St., Seattle, $45 (206-365-0400 or www.discoveru.org)

Reverse mortgages

THU For people 62+, learn how a reverse mortgage can provide financial independence by converting a home’s equity into tax-free cash; preregistration required. 2-3:30p.m.; Green Lake Library, 7364 E. Green Lake Drive., Seattle; free (206-528-2281)

Law of real estate

THU Learn from an attorney the laws that apply to the purchase or sale of a home. 7:30-8:30p.m., Phinney Neighborhood Center (Room 6 — Blue Building), 6532 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; free (206-357-4222 or www.lawofficeofcraigblackmon.com)

First-time home buyer

THU Discover how to find a great home, the process used to purchase, how to help children cope with a move, what lenders look for and more; preregistration required. 6:30-8p.m.; Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 7215 51st Ave. N.E., Marysville; free (425-239-1184)

Homebuyer

SAT Class teaches steps in the home-buying process; preregistration required. 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Capitol Hill Library, 425 Harvard Ave. E., Seattle, free (206-302-2010 or www.workwithryan.com)

Homebuyer

SAT Get a complete overview of the loan pre-approval process and the home-buying process including home search, contracts, negotiation, title, escrow and closing, preregistration required. 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Wells Fargo Bank, 4500 University Way N.E., Seattle; free (206-528-4492 orwww.propertyinseattle.com)

Nonprofit assistance

ACORN Housing — Nonprofit homebuyer education and loan counseling, free homebuyer counseling; $20 for credit reports (206-243-4663 or www.acornhousing.org)

El Centro de la Raza — Program offering free bilingual counseling and education services on the first two Saturdays of each month in Spanish and English, helping people improve their financial and housing situations; registration required. free (206-957-4610 or www.elcentrodelaraza.org/ programs/homeownership.htm)

HomeSight — Nonprofit group offers affordable home loans, financial counseling and two homebuyer-education classes demystifying the purchase process. $40 (206-723-4355 or www.homesightwa.org)

Homestead Community Land Trust — Nonprofit group offers down-payment assistance to eligible first-time buyers to create permanently affordable homeownership opportunities. (206-323-1227 orwww.homesteadclt.org)

International District Housing Alliance — Nonprofit agency providing multilingual housing-related services. (206-623-5132)

Washington Affordable Housing — Weekly homebuying workshop teaches how to save thousands of dollars and avoid the pitfalls of the real-estate and lending process. Saturday and Sunday classes in Seattle and the Eastside. (800-792-6005 or www.zerodownhomebuying.com).

Washington Community Housing Network — Free homebuyer seminar includes credit report, free counseling and information about 10 buyer mistakes to avoid; Saturday classes in Seattle and on the Eastside (425-830-4620 or workshop.thebuyersagent.com)

Washington Homeownership Center — Nonprofit referral service providing sources for first-time homebuyers with low to moderate incomes. (866-600-6466 or www.homeownership-wa.org)

Washington Housing Education — Select from a variety of seminars and workshops. Video is taken from a live class and placed online for people to view for free. Learn about the buying process, mistakes to avoid, zero-down-payment loans and more. (800-486-5250 or www.washingtonhousingeducation.com)

Staircase principle: applied to the real-estate agent

THU Training for agents to learn how to reframe perspective and provide the best service possible for clients. Earn three clock hours; preregistration required. 1:30-4:30 p.m.; Community Conference Room, 1110 112th Ave. N.E., Bellevue; $45 (www.rainiertitle.com/education)

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