Services
Pre-Purchase Counseling
Post-Purchase Counseling
Foreclosure Prevention Counseling
Comprehensive Counseling Programs
Spanish Coalition for Housing’s purpose is to help people become responsible home purchasers and homeowners. This task is made difficult by the challenges posed from older communities undergoing massive and rapid social change such as disinvestment by lending institutions, deterioration resulting from landlords who cease to maintain properties, abandonment and foreclosure due to lack of proper counseling, arson, vacant lots and other negative forces.
On the flip side, many Latino populated communities have seen dramatic increases in home prices. It is not uncommon for SCH counselors to see home prices in the $300,000 range. This increase in home price has created an affordability gap where many families want to buy homes, but they cannot afford today’s high prices. Through education, advocacy and innovation, Spanish Coalition for Housing has helped many families realize their dreams of becoming homeowners. Last fiscal year, 1,077 individuals benefited from various comprehensive home ownership counseling services.
Pre-Purchase Counseling
Spanish Coalition for Housing helps low-to-moderate income individuals and families acquire safe, decent and affordable housing. SCH’s trained and competent staff works directly with clients and maintain professional relationships with a wide variety of housing coalitions, real estate professionals, lenders, fair housing and consumer protection groups, and other housing professionals. SCH is certified by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide housing counseling to low-to-moderate income individuals. The objectives of the Comprehensive Housing Counseling Program are to:
