Your Guide to Homeownership: How a Housing Counselor Can Help 🏡

Join us as we explore the role and value of a housing counselor as you begin your home ownership journey. We’ll discuss credit, budgeting, and planning for mortgage qualification. You'll also hear from Sylvia Alvarez, founder and Executive Director of the Housing and Education Alliance (HEA), regarding the first steps you can and should take as you prepare to purchase a home. The Housing and Education Alliance (HEA) is a HUD approved housing counseling agency serving over 47,000 Tampa Bay area residents since 2002. Sylvia is a motivational speaker and appears regularly on local and national English and Spanish media regarding housing issues. Through her leadership her agency has received national recognition and many awards including the coveted “PBS-WEDU Non Profit of the Year Award” for their work during the crisis providing over 14,000 Tampa Bay families free foreclosure prevention services. *This is a not a certified homebuyer education course. Visit https://www.hud.gov/i_want_to/talk_to_a_housing_counselor to find a HUD certified Housing Counselor in your area.