BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation - ECPv6.6.4.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://allstonbrightoncdc.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250113T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250113T200000 DTSTAMP:20260422T143306 CREATED:20240930T190354Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241106T171918Z UID:33405-1736787600-1736798400@allstonbrightoncdc.org SUMMARY:January 2025 Homebuying 101 (BHC & Virtual) DESCRIPTION:Allston Brighton CDC is partnering with the Boston Home Center to host a virtual Homebuying 101 class on the following dates: \nMonday\, January 13th @ 5-8PM\nTuesday\, January 14th @ 5-8PM\nWednesday\, January 15th @ 5-8PM \nEach class will be a Zoom Webinar.  \nFunding for these services is provided by the City of Boston through its Department of Neighborhood Development\, Michelle Wu\, Mayor\, Sheila A. Dillon\, Chief and Director. Classes designated as Boston Home Center are classes targeted towards City of Boston residents\, although anyone can register for these classes. They will include presentations and information regarding Boston-specific homebuying programs\, in addition to the standard content presented in every Homebuying 101 class. Fees for Boston Home Center classes are $30 per City of Boston resident and $45 per non-resident. \nHomebuying 101 is a 9-hour course\, covered over 3 sessions. Topics covered include: \n\nBudgeting\, Savings & Credit\nObtaining a Mortgage\nHousing Search\nThe Legal Aspects of Buying a Home\nHome Inspection\nHome Insurance\nDown Payment Assistance Programs\n\nGraduates of this course receive a certificate that grants access to down payment assistance\, Mass Housing Partnership’s ONE Mortgage\, MassHousing mortgages\, HUD mortgages\, home ownership lotteries\, and lender first time homebuyer mortgages. The certificate is accepted statewide for first time homebuyer education and is valid for 3 years. \nYou must attend all three sessions in order to receive your certificate of completion. By taking this class you also have access to unlimited one-on-one pre-purchase counseling sessions at Allston Brighton CDC to assist you through your personal homebuying experience. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n ABCDC is not running any upcoming Boston Home Center (BHC) classes. We hope to run BHC classes again in Fall 2026. Please see our Homebuying 101 page for upcoming non-BHC class dates. If you have any questions\, please reach out to counseling@allstonbrightoncdc.org \nThank you for your understanding! \n  \n  \n \n \n \n \n\nAllston Brighton CDC (ABCDC) reserves the right to use any photograph/video taken at any event sponsored by ABCDC without the expressed written permission of those included within the photograph/video. ABCDC may use the photograph/video in publications or other media material produced\, used\, or contracted by ABCDC. To ensure the privacy of individuals and children\, images will not be identified using full names or personal identifying information without written approval from the photographed/videotaped subject\, parent\, or legal guardian. A person attending an ABCDC event who does not wish to have their image recorded for distribution should make their wishes known to the event organizers or contact ABCDC directly. URL:https://allstonbrightoncdc.org/event/january-2025-homebuying-101-bhc-virtual/ LOCATION:MA CATEGORIES:Courses,Events,Homebuying 101 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250122T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250122T191500 DTSTAMP:20260422T143307 CREATED:20240930T193109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240930T193109Z UID:33407-1737568800-1737573300@allstonbrightoncdc.org SUMMARY:January 2025 Homebuying 102: Down Payment Assistance DESCRIPTION:This workshop goes in-depth into the assistance programs available in Massachusetts to help first time homebuyers purchase a home. Answers to questions such as what programs are available\, who is eligible\, how to apply for and layer programs will be explored. This is an expanded discussion of the landscape of homebuying assistance in Massachusetts and anyone is welcome to attend\, whether or not you’ve already graduated from a first-time homebuyer class. Some programs discussed will be MassHousing’s second mortgages\, City of Boston assistance\, and others. \nDate: Wednesday\, January 22nd \nTime: 6- 7:15 PM \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n Homebuying 102: Homebuying Assistance\n\n \n ABCDC has no upcoming classes\, please check back Fall 2025 for updates or contact counseling@allstonbrightoncdc.org for more information. Thank you for your understanding. \n \n \n \n \n\nAllston Brighton CDC (ABCDC) reserves the right to use any photograph/video taken at any event sponsored by ABCDC without the expressed written permission of those included within the photograph/video. ABCDC may use the photograph/video in publications or other media material produced\, used\, or contracted by ABCDC. To ensure the privacy of individuals and children\, images will not be identified using full names or personal identifying information without written approval from the photographed/videotaped subject\, parent\, or legal guardian. A person attending an ABCDC event who does not wish to have their image recorded for distribution should make their wishes known to the event organizers or contact ABCDC directly. URL:https://allstonbrightoncdc.org/event/january-2025-homebuying-102-down-payment-assistance/ LOCATION:MA CATEGORIES:Courses,Events END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR