Housing Counseling Resources

• 82% of clients who receive housing counseling think it was a helpful experience, according to the 2015 American Housing Survey, which looks at rates of housing counseling across the nation.
• Homebuyer education and counseling can “provide timely, powerful support for prospective and current homeowners as they assess their options and make decisions,” according to an overview of relevant research in Evidence Matters, published in 2016 by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Policy Development and Research.
• Neil Mayer and Associates, together with Experian, conducted a study published in 2012 on the effectiveness of NeighborWorks pre-purchase homeownership counseling and education. Overall, the study found clients receiving pre-purchase counseling and education from NeighborWorks organizations are one-third less likely to become 90+ days delinquent over the two years after receiving their loan than are borrowers who do not receive pre-purchase counseling from NeighborWorks organizations. In 2016, the Urban Institute continued the examination of NeighborWorks counseling in a report titled NeighborWorks America’s Homeownership Education and Counseling: Who Receives It and Is It Effective?

• Recording: Rentals, Foreclosures, and Bankruptcy Court in the Time of COVID-19
• Presentation Slides: Resources for Homeowners
• Presentation Slides: Resources for Renters
• Handouts
• Presenters joined from Legal Aid Chicago and Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing

• Recording: Bankruptcy: What Housing Counselors Need to Know
• Presentation Slides: Bankruptcy for Homeowners
• Presenter James A. Brady joined from Legal Aid Chicago

• Recording: Saving Homes Through Bankruptcy 
• Presentation: Saving Homes Through Bankruptcy 

• Recording: Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Process
• Presentation: Illinois Mortgage Foreclosure Process

• View our webinar for FPP-4 grantees that provides a detailed overview of the required steps and documentation needed to complete the FPP-4 Quarterly Disbursement Statement.
• Coming soon: we will also be doing a webinar specifically for FPP-G grantees that helps you navigate the reporting process.

• Recording: Keeping the ‘Community’ in the Community Reinvestment Act
• Presentation: Keeping the ‘Community’ in the Community Reinvestment Act
• More information: Woodstock Institute

• Recording: Protections for Rent to Own Homebuyers in Illinois
• Presentation: Protections for Rent to Own Homebuyers in Illinois

 Check out our introductory webinar on best practices for grant writing. This advice is relevant not only when you’re applying for funding from IHDA but also when applying for funding from other sources.

Another good resource for advice on grant writing is Forefront, a statewide membership association for nonprofits, grantmakers, public agencies, and advisors. Forefront hosts webinars and trainings throughout Illinois, some of which are free.

• Recording: Dealing with Property of Elderly and Deceased Mortgagors
• Presentation: Dealing with Property of Elderly and Deceased Mortgagors

• Recording: Illinois Anti-Predatory Lending Database
• Presentation: Illinois Anti-Predatory Lending Database 

Presentation by Cheryll Boswell, Executive Director of METEC

Presentation by Megan Kursik, Coordinator of Michigan Communities for Financial Empowerment