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Homeowners facing foreclosure can contact a specialist by phone for help understanding their rights, accessing resources and tools, and connecting to advocates that provide hands on help.

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Foreclosure Counseling
Housing
Housing Advice
Home Owners
Foreclosure prevention assistance funds to help homeowners who have experienced economic hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Home Owners
Housing Advice
Financial Assistance
Help Pay for Housing
Foreclosure Counseling
Improves a home’s energy efficiency, durability, indoor air quality and addresses health and safety concerns. Weatherization services focus on attic, floor and wall insulation, reducing drafts, heating system cleaning and safety inspection and ventilation improvements. Available for both homeowners and renters with landlord permission.

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Maintenance & Repairs
Home Owners
Health & Safety
Efficient Appliances
Deferred, low-interest loans may be provided to income-qualifying homeowners to address repairs that focus on: home foundation repair or installation, roof repair or replacement, plumbing, electrical, septic siding, floor, gutters or other repairs to help meet safety standards.

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Low-Income
Maintenance & Repairs
Home Owners
Identifies indoor air quality improvements for a home, including mold and moisture reduction, pest mitigation and air quality improvements that can help reduce asthma triggers and improve indoor environments. Available for both homeowners and renters with landlords permission.

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Home Owners
Health & Safety
Maintenance & Repairs
Pest Control
Home Renters
See website for homeowner loan eligibility criteria and application. If eligible, with a CLT loan, there are no mortgage insurance payments, no balloon payments, no short terms, no fluctuating interest rates–only 30-year fixed-rate conventional mortgages.
The goal of foreclosure mediation is for homeowners to have an opportunity to discuss options as alternatives to foreclosure, to provide parties with the ability to review programs that could assist in continued payment of mortgages, to review documentation with their bank or lender, and as a last resort, to discuss opportunities and timelines for a “graceful exit” from their homes.

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Home Owners
Housing
Housing Advice
Foreclosure Counseling
Offers major home repairs and improvements in order to maintain safe living conditions and home value. Repairs include, but are not limited to, weatherization, painting, landscaping, and roofing.
Variety of homebuyer programs to satisfy loan requirements such as those for first time buyers, high cost loan counseling, HomeREACH mortgage prep, and other online courses.

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Home Owners
Homebuyer Education
Financial Education
Housing Advice
Low-interest loans for the rehabilitation of residences occupied by owner households with incomes at or below 80% of the median income of Whatcom County. Additional services include inspection to determine needed repairs, assistance in construction oversight, referrals to other agencies for social services beneficial to low- and moderate-income households, and more.

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