Diversified Housing offers programs that cater to our mission of helping families to obtain and sustain adequate affordable homeownership options. Through our homeownership counseling families receive information and are able to get questions answered about the homebuying process before and after they purchase a home.
Homebuyer Education Workshop
Diversified Housing homebuyer workshop are provided to individuals who are considering purchasing a home. The workshops cover topics such as budget, credit, shopping for a home, the mortgage application process, settlement, avoiding foreclosure and much much more. Industry experts are also available to provide key information and tips on the home buying process. Workshops are six hours of instruction which is split up over two days . Please click link for work shop schedule.
Home Ownership Counseling
Diversified Housing provides one on one home ownership counseling. This counseling Provides a time for individuals to meet with a counselor in a one on one setting to discuss things that pertain to their personal situation.
Home Buyers Club
DHD offers a six week homebuyers club for individuals who want to buy a home but are not quite ready. The club teaches basic financial skills from budgeting to building strong credit, to establishing adequate savings. If you are interested in participating in our homebuyers club please email kedwards@diversifiedhousing.org for more information.
Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance Programs
One Key part of purchasing a home is having the funds available for down payment and closing on that home. DHD can help you to obtain closing cost assistance through various programs. May of the programs offer low cost or no cost loans to help borrowers with the purchase of their home. Below are a list of programs that may be available .
Foreclosure Counseling
Diversified Housing Development offers counseling and education services for families and individuals who are unable to make mortgage payments on homes they currently own. Please click below to see intake package.
Also Please Note Diversified Housing does not offer any financial assistance.
Weatherization Assistance
Put Weatherization to Work for You! The Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) is the nation's core program for delivering energy efficiency services to low-income households. Diversified Housing provides these services to income-qualified residents in Prince Georges and Baltimore County. The WAP goal is to reduce energy costs to low-income persons by improving the energy efficiency of their homes, while ensuring their health and safety. Professionally trained weatherization crews perform on-site home energy audits using state-of-the-art equipment to identify outside drafts and inspect heating systems for efficiency.
Weatherization crews install insulation, seal off air leaks, and make modifications to (or replace) existing heating systems. Once installed, these energy-saving measures help to reduce heating and cooling costs for years to come.
 Prince George's County Weatherization Program
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