FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Media Contact: Penny Martin
Phone: 614.728.2911
Email: pmartin@ohiohome.org
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COLUMBUS, OH - To make more Ohioans aware of the Ohio Housing Finance Agency's (OHFA's) programs to help them achieve their dreams of homeownership, OHFA is training lending, real estate, and counseling partners on its programs. The Agency offers down payment assistance, career-related interest rate discounts, and other loan products, and benefits for Ohio homebuyers.
Trainings are free and offered virtually and in-person. Lasting from one to three hours, courses for real estate agents include:
- Fair Housing Foundations (offers 3 hours of civil rights credit) – Taking a historical view of fair housing and civil rights, this course also goes into the details of current housing, advertising, and lending laws using case studies, housing statistics, and videos.
- OHFA Homebuyer Programs (offers 1 hour of elective credit) – This course reviews the variety of loan options offered by OHFA, including down payment assistance and interest rate discounts, for homebuyers. Participants learn more about eligibility requirements and product combinations to reduce homebuyers' out-of-pocket expenses.
Courses for mortgage professionals are:
- Becoming an OHFA Expert – This course reviews all aspects of OHFA programs, loan processing, and down payment assistance. The instructor reviews eligibility criteria and program combinations, so mortgage professionals understand how the programs can help their clients achieve homeownership.
- Lender Online, Processing, Closing and Post-Closing – Presented in video format, this course teaches learners how to use the Lender Online Reservation System.
To register for an upcoming training, real estate professionals should visit ohiohome.org/RegistrationsExtClasses/.
Interested mortgage professionals should visit ohiohome.org/partners/training. Mortgage and real estate companies can also schedule classes for their employees by contacting Jon Duy at jduy@ohiohome.org.
The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) has also developed a free, downloadable social media tool kit for real estate professionals and mortgage lenders to promote OHFA's homebuyer and down payment assistance programs. The tool kit consists of social media posts, videos, and graphics/images for all OHFA's homebuyer programs, including Your Choice! Down Payment Assistance, Ohio Heroes, and Next Home. Real estate agents and mortgage lenders can download the kit by visiting ohiohome.org/partners/toolkit.
For more information on OHFA's homeownership programs, visit myohiohome.org.
The Ohio Housing Finance Agency is an Equal Opportunity Housing entity. Loans are available on a fair and equal basis regardless of race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, military status, disability or ancestry. Please visit www.ohiohome.org for more information.