Homeownership Program
Owning your own home can move from a dream to a reality—and NAYA Family Center can help. Our Homeownership Program provides culturally specific homeownership coaching, education, and programming that will help you plan to buy, and plan to keep, your home. Our program works to increase homeownership opportunities for Portland’s Urban Native Community and close the Native homeownership gap. All of our services are free and we are an equal housing opportunity provider.
Special Event—7/31/2010 Native American Housing to Homeownership Fair
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Poster design: Toma Villa • Photography: Frank Dineyazhe • Poster Production: Anna Steirer |
5th Annual Native American Housing to Homeownership Fair will be Saturday July 31, 2010, 10 am-3 pm at NAYA Family Center
This family event features fun, informative workshops on housing and homeownership and specific resources for
—Free lunch catered by Nawitka Catering and performance by the NAYA Family Center Dancers
—The chance to win $2,500 down payment assistance or $400 rent or mortgage assistance. Must be present to win.
—Workshops and resources for renters, homebuyers and homeowners
—One-on-one foreclosure prevention counseling
—More resources about sustainability for the home and our community
For a printable flyer, click here.
A special thanks to our Event Sponsors: Portland Housing Bureau, Housing Authority of Portland, Tri Met, Sterling Savings Bank, Bank of America Home Loans, Guild Mortgage, NAYA Family Center Foster Care Program and Wells Fargo.
Services
NAYA Family Center is a HUD approved homebuyer education and counseling agency.
Homebuyer Education Classes
Pathways Home: A Native Homeownership Guide is our Hombuyer Education Class curriculum that takes you through each step of the home buying process. This culturally specific curriculum was developed by the National Congress of American Indians in partnership with the National American Indian Housing Council and the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. It serves as a companion to Building Native Communities: Financial Skills for Families, the curriculum used by Community Economic Development program in their Financial Wellness classes.
Pathways Home is a two-part class, held on consecutive Saturdays. Part 1 is an overview of the steps required to purchase your home, as well as an explanation of homeownership terms lenders will use, the paperwork that you will to complete, and much more. Part 2 highlights the roles of lenders, real estate agents, and home inspectors—with a guest speaker from each industry to tell you about their role in the transaction.
Click here for the dates of our upcoming Pathways Home: A Native Homeownership Guide classes. Our next class meets at the NAYA Family Center on both Saturdays, August 7th and 14th or August 21st and 28th from 9 am to 3 pm and at the Siletz Tribal Office on September 11th and 18th from 9 am to 3 pm.
To sign up for our next homebuyer education class please contact Anna Steirer at annas(at)nayapdx(dot)org or (503) 288-8177, ext. 289.
Homeownership Coaching
Homeownership Coaching is about discussing your housing and homeownership goals and identifying the steps to achieve them. Our program continues with you every step of the way, from your homebuyer education up through purchase.
Our coaching focuses on:
- Creating a unique plan for each family or individual
- Understanding each step the home buying process
- Home buying in relationship to your spending plan and income
- Identifying an estimate of how much home you can afford
- Understanding the role of credit and helping you establish or repair credit if needed
- Understanding the roles and relationships of the players: loan officers, real estate agents and home inspectors
We also provide connections to local home buyer programs and resources, financial assistance programs, and mortgage products including the HUD Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program. Our strong partnerships with Portland’s non-profit homeownership organizations and financial institutions ensure you have the best options to choose from. We tailor our services to fit your family size, income, tribal affiliation, and location. To schedule an intake to start our homeownership program, and set a coaching appointment, please contact Sharon Sanders at sharons(at)nayapdx(dot)org or (503) 288-8177, ext. 223.
NAYA Homeownership News
Check out our quarterly e-newsletter that offers renters, homebuyer and homeowners updates about our programs and events and learn about community resources to help with home buying and home maintenance.
NAYA Homeownership News Issue #3, Spring 2010
NAYA Homeownership News Issue #2, Winter 2010
NAYA Homeownership News—Special Update, November 2009
NAYA Homeownership News Issue #1, Fall 2009
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Helpful Links
Section 184 Indian Home Loan Guarantee Program—loans available to enrolled tribal members from any tribe or Nation, on land in Oregon (land in other states is eligible, see site for details):
http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/ih/homeownership/184/index.cfm
Contact Information
To schedule an intake or sign up for our next homeownership education class please contact Sharon Sanders at sharons(at)nayapdx(dot)org or 503-288-8177, ext. 223.
For more information about our Fair or program coordination please contact Sara Libby, Homeownership Program Coordinator at saral(at)nayapdx(dot)org or ext. 232.
Our offices are located at 5135 NE Columbia Boulevard in Portland, Oregon.
Homeownership Program Staff
| Sara Libby | Ext. 232 | Homeownership Program Coordinator |
| Sharon Sanders | Ext. 223 | Homeownership Coach |
| Jen Matheson |
Ext. 297 | Homeownership Program Specialist |
| Anna Steirer |
Ext. 289 | Administrative Support Specialist |