- Anti-predatory lending counseling - Construction monitoring - Contractor selection assistance - Home buyer counseling including post-purchase counseling - Home improvement loans, deferred loans, and servicing existing loans - Residential property development

Private nonprofit company revitalizing neighborhoods by creating and supporting successful home ownership through a one-stop shop: - Counseling on home purchase - Financial literacy programs - credit, budgeting, financial planning - Foreclosure prevention, anti-predatory lending support and programs - Home Stretch home buyer workshops - Low interest and deferred loans for home improvement and down payment assistance; grants may be available - Programming in Hmong including Home Stretch Workshops, home buyer, financial literacy, foreclosure prevention programs - Renovated or new homes for sale NOTE: Does not provide rental assistance, rental units, or assist with other rental issues

Homebuyers Club meets first-time homebuyer education requirements. Classes are offered quarterly. Some topics covered during the Homebuyers Club: - Budgeting - Choosing a mortgage - Do-it-yourself home maintenance - Goal setting - Indentifying a "dream home" - Negotiating a sale - Predatory lending - Shopping for a realtor, loan officer and home inspector - Types of loans available - Understanding credit and reading a credit report - What to look for with a home inspector Graduates may be eligible for a grant from the Scott County Community Development Agency for down payment assistance.