NWCLASSIFIEDS: Find a home| Find a rental| Neighborhoods

Home and real estate calendar

E-mail this article Print this article Search archive

HOME

Home Depot DIY Workshops — Free clinics offered in April include "Power Tools 101" on Tuesdays, "You Can Install Fencing" on Fridays, "You Can Lay Ceramic Tile" on Saturdays and "You Can Plant Trees and Shrubs with Confidence" on Thursdays. For times and Home Depot locations: 800-430-3376.

NONPROFITS

ACORN Housing Corp. — Nonprofit home-buyer education and loan counseling. Free home-buyer counseling services, $20 for credit reports. 206-243-4663.

Community Home-Ownership Center — Nonprofit information and referral service for low- and moderate-income first-time home buyers; refers clients to classes sponsored by Washington State Housing Finance Commission, free. 800-317-2918.

HomeSight — Nonprofit group offers credit counseling, $20 includes credit report. Financial series includes information on predatory lending and mortgages, $40. 888-749-HOME or 206-723-4355.

International District Housing Alliance — Nonprofit homeownership education and counseling services in Vietnamese, Cambodian, Tagalog and various Chinese dialects, free. 206-623-0122.

Washington Affordable Housing — Weekly home-buying seminars endorsed by Washington Education Association and taught by Washington State Housing Finance commission-trained instructor, free. Presented by RE/MAX Eastside Brokers and RE/MAX Metro. 800-792-6005.
 
Washington Community Housing Network — Seminars for singles, teachers, veterans and Seattle home buyers, free. Presented by RE/MAX , CTX Mortgage Co., Wells Fargo and First Horizon. 877-459-3394.

ONGOING CLASSES, SEMINARS

Home sellers — Seminars include overview of entire selling process, plus tips on feng shui and staging, 7 p.m. Mondays, John L. Scott Real Estate, 12910 Totem Lake Blvd., Suite 105, Kirkland, free. Preregister: 425-823-7223.

Home buyers — Learn about strategies, credit issues and zero-down programs; presented by HomeStone Mortgage, 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Bellevue Hilton Hotel, 100 112th Ave. N.E., Bellevue, free. Preregister: 206-795-3505.

Investment — Learn about the 1031 tax exchange and exchange property tax free, 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Wilson Realty Exchange, 16910 15th Ave. N.E., Seattle, free. Preregister: 206-216-3537.

Home sellers — Learn how to market homes and get homes in good condition, Windermere Real Estate, 7 p.m. Thursdays and noon Saturdays, 200 112th Ave. N.E., Bellevue, free. 425-450-2622.

Classes/seminars submitted to Datebook must include time, date, address, cost and name of sponsoring company as well as the name and contact number for the person submitting the listing. All home-buyers classes must be taught by instructors trained by the Washington State Housing Finance Commission. Fax to 206-464-2239, email to homecalendar@seattletimes.com or mail Datebook items two weeks prior to appropriate publication date to: Home Datebook, P.O. Box 1845, Seattle, WA 98111. Items run as space allows.

Copyright © 2004 The Seattle Times Company