🗓️ On Saturday, September 26, our team is teaching an in-person, HUD-certified Home Buyer Workshop in the Fort Lauderdale area, and if you've been renting while telling yourself "maybe next year," this is the room you want to be in.
💵 Depending on the program and where you buy, buyers in South Florida can qualify for anywhere from $2,500 to $90,000 in down payment and closing cost assistance. That's not a gimmick. It's city, county, and state money that exists specifically to help working families become homeowners.
🔑 The catch? Almost every one of those programs requires an education certificate from a HUD-approved housing counseling agency before you can touch a dollar. This workshop is how you earn it.
✍️ What you'll actually learn
📊 Credit and money management. What lenders really look at, and how to get your file ready before you apply.
🏦 The mortgage process. From pre-approval to clear-to-close, in plain language, with time for your questions.
💰 Down payment assistance programs. Which ones are funded right now, what they pay, and how to get in line.
🏠 Shopping for your home. How to search smart, make a strong offer, and avoid falling for the wrong house.
🔍 Inspections and insurance. What to check before you sign, and how to protect the biggest purchase of your life.
⚖️ Fair housing and predatory lending. Your rights as a buyer, and the red flags that should send you walking.
🎓 Complete the day and your HUD certificate is issued within 10 business days, and it stays valid for a full year. That certificate is the key that unlocks purchase assistance programs across the state.
📍 The details
🗓️ Saturday, September 26, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
🏢 8753 NW 50th St., Lauderhill, FL 33351
🆓 Free to attend. Registration is required, and seats are limited.
🌎 Taught by our HUD-certified counselors, with services available in English and Spanish.
🤝 You'll also hear from Chester A. Bishop, Founder & Board Chair of Housing Foundation of America, along with the counselors who've walked thousands of South Florida families to the closing table.
🚀 How to register
✅ Save your seat right now on our registration page: Register for the Fort Lauderdale Workshop
📞 Prefer to talk to a person? Call us at 954-923-5001 and we'll get you registered over the phone.
📧 Questions? Email hfatoday@gmail.com and we'll get right back to you.
📱 And while you wait for workshop day, download the free HFA Home Search App and start browsing homes in your price range tonight.
💬 One more thing
🏘️ Every month, families sit across from our counselors and say the same sentence: "I wish I'd started sooner." Program funds run out. Prices move. The buyers who get the money are the ones who got ready first.
⏳ One Saturday. Eight hours. A certificate that opens real doors, and a room full of people who want to see you win.
🔑 Your keys are closer than you think. Grab your seat before they're gone.
🏠 Housing Foundation of America, Inc. is a HUD-approved housing counseling agency. Helping You Reach Your Housing Goals. Learn more at homeapproved.org.