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Washington Homeownership Information Hotline |
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Free state-sponsored counseling is available to Washington residents who are facing foreclosure or considering refinancing. Click here to visit their web site, or to speak with a counselor, call the hotline at: |
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HUD Guide to Avoiding Foreclosure
http://www.hud.gov/foreclosure/index.cfm
Home Ownership Preservation Foundation
Phone: 888-995-HOPE
http://www.995hope.org
Community Housing Resource Center
http://www.homecen.org
Foreclosure avoidance counseling available by phone (360) 690-4496 ext 102.
100 Questions & Answers About Buying a New Home
http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page?_pageid=73,1827630&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
Looking for an affordable place to live?
National Accessible Apartment Clearinghouse
http://accessibleapartments.org
Housing Connections
http://www.housingconnections.org
Need help to achieve home-ownership?
Washington Homeownership Center is an unbiased, community-sponsored, non-profit agency that knows the programs, products and people throughout Washington State that can help.
http://www.homeownership-wa.org
Homeless or Low-Income With Emergency Needs
http://www.icfth.com/resource.html (Vancouver/Clark County Resources)
Federal and State Information Sources
Accessibility Requirements for Buildings - HUD information on the housing accessibility requirements for both private and federally assisted housing.
http://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/disabilities/accessibilityR.cfm
Accessibility & Universal Design
http://www.disability.gov/housing/accessibility_%26_universal_design
Americans with Disabilities Act
www.clark.wa.gov/ada/index.html
Community Connections: Putting People First HUD Information Center
http://www.comcon.org
Don't Borrow Trouble - Predatory Lending
http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/pred/predlend.cfm
Fair Housing Center of South Puget Sound
Phone: (888) 766-8800
Fair Housing Council of Oregon
http://www.fhco.org
Fair Housing Center of Washington
http://www.fhcwashington.org
Fair Housing in Washington State: Top 100 FAQ
http://www.metrokc.gov/dias/ocre/100Qs.htm
Washington State Human Rights Commission
Phone: (800) 233-3247
http://www.hum.wa.gov
Fair Housing Accessibility First
http://www.fairhousingfirst.org
Washington Residential Landlord-Tenant Act Attorney General's Office
http://www.atg.wa.gov/LandlordTenant/default.aspx
Guide to National Objectives and Eligible Activities for Entitlement Communities
http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/communitydevelopment/library/deskguid.cfm
HUD Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
http://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/index.cfm
HUD Oregon State
http://www.hud.gov/local/por/index.html
HUD USER Policy and Research Information
http://www.huduser.org
Washington State Guide to Home Loans
http://www.dfi.wa.gov/consumers/guide_home_loans.htm
HUD Information on Buying a Home
http://www.hud.gov/buying
HUD Washington State (including home buying information)
http://www.hud.gov/local/sea/seahome.html
Limited English Proficiency
http://lep.gov
Programa de Oportunidad de Vivienda Propia 'Homewise' de HUD
http://espanol.hud.gov/index.html
U.S. Census Bureau Home Page
http://www.census.gov
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
http://www.hud.gov
U.S. House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov
The United States Senate
http://www.senate.gov
Washington State Legislature
http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature.htm
Washington State
Department of Commerce
http://www.commerce.wa.gov
Washington State Office of Fiscal Management (OFM)
http://www.ofm.wa.gov
Energy Star - Protect our Environment for Future Generations
http://www.energystar.gov
Northwest Energy Star - Utility Incentives
http://www.northwestenergystar.com
National and Local Housing and Community Development Organizations
211 Info
http://www.211info.org
Affordable Community Environments
http://www.acecommunities.org
Affordable Housing Design Advisor
http://www.designadvisor.org
The Beehive
http://www.thebeehive.org
Cascadia Region Green Building Council
http://www.cascadiagbc.org
City of Vancouver CDBG Program
http://www.ci.vancouver.wa.us/cdbg.asp?menuid=10461&submenuid=18584
Columbia Non-Profit Housing
http://www.columbianonprofithousing.com
Common Ground
http://www.commongroundwa.org
Council for the Homeless
http://www.icfth.com
disAbility Resources of Southwest Washington
http://darsw.com
Fair Housing Council of Oregon
http://www.fhco.org
First the Basics
http://www.firstthebasics.com
Human Services Council
http://www.hsc-wa.gov
Metro Portland
http://www.metro-region.org
National Association for County Community and Economic Development (NACCED)
http://www.nacced.org
National Association of Counties (NACO)
http://www.naco.org
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO)
http://www.nahro.org
National Congress for Community Economic Development
http://www.ncced.org
National Housing and Rehabilitation Association
http://www.housingonline.com
The National Housing Conference
http://www.nhc.org
National Low Income Housing Coalition
http://www.nlihc.org
Natural Step
http://www.naturalstep.org
NeighborWorks Network
http://www.nw.org
Portland State University Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies
http://www.upa.pdx.edu/IMS/home/homeindex.html
Rocky Mountain Institute
http://www.rmi.org
Vancouver Housing Authority
http://www.vhausa.com
Washington Affordable Housing
http://www.indra.com/wahousing
Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (protecting Washington home-owners and home-buyers)
http://www.dfi.wa.gov/consumers/homeownership
Second Step Housing
http://www.secondstephousing.org
