13th Annual Bergen County Home Ownership Fair

The 13^th Annual Bergen County Home Ownership Fair will take place on Saturday, September 17^th 2011 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Teaneck Marriot Glenpointe, 100 Frank W. Burr Blvd., Teaneck.

The Homeownership program was traditionally designed to help low and moderate income families navigate the purchase of their first home. The Homeownership Fair event takes on a whole new and important meaning this year in light of the current challenges in the economic and real estate markets.

Exhibits will include realtors, bankers, mortgage companies, credit counselors, home inspectors, and other experts who are ready to answer questions ranging from ‘Foreclosure Prevention and Counseling’ to the steps you need to take to obtain a mortgage.

Hands-on workshops will once again be held throughout the day with subjects including “ABC’s of Home Ownership” and the “American Dream Program”; How to Deal with a Realtor; ABC’s on Closing on your Home; Getting Financially fit for Homeownership; Home Inspections and New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency and Fair Housing issues.

Information on credit reporting and counseling on how to clean up bad credit also will be available. Representatives of the Bergen County Division of Community Development Homeownership Center will also be on hand to discuss programs to assist with down payments and home improvements.

The annual event, which is free to all, is sponsored by the Bergen County Division of Community Development, in conjunction with Bogota Savings Bank, Clifton Savings Bank, Lakeland Bank, Mariner’s Bank, MetLife Home Loans, NVE Bank, Oritani Bank, Spencer Savings Bank, TD Bank and Saddle River Valley Bank.

For further information, please contact Jacqui Atkins or Laureana Organ at (201) 336-7200, or emailjatkins@co.bergen.nj.us.