Catholic Charities, Diocese of Venice, Inc. will offer a free Home Buyer Education Workshop on Saturday, December 7 from 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. in Spanish at the Catholic Charities office located at 1219 16th Street West in Bradenton. 

Four topics to be covered include: Steps To Successful Home Ownership which includes funds available to home buyers as well as fair housing rights; Winning Credit History/Shopping for a Loan which includes items required to make a loan contract, budget and money management, and the loan and application process; Shopping for a Home/Choosing a Realtor which includes what to know when looking for a home and realtor, understanding a sales contract, and negotiation and home inspection; and Home Ownership which includes what it means to be a home owner, how to care for your home and maintain it, security issues and avoiding foreclosure.

Participants in the workshop will be eligible for assistance from Manatee and Sarasota counties bond and/or grant programs for down payment and closing costs. For more information and to register for the workshop, please call Catholic Charities, Diocese of Venice, Inc. in Manatee County at 941-714-7829.

The next workshop will be on January 11 in English at the Catholic Charities office in Bradenton.