Register Real Estate Advisors

DALLAS (Fannie Mae) – Fannie Mae will host a special open house Friday to unveil its new Dallas-Fort Worth Mortgage Help Center.

 The event will bring together community leaders and counseling and mortgage industry partners to emphasize foreclosure prevention and highlight available help.

 The new facility — the first in Texas — will help DFW homeowners who have Fannie Mae loans and may be at risk of foreclosure. It will provide them opportunities to discuss their mortgage situations with on-site staff and experienced housing advisors who speak English and Spanish.

 The center is at 2777 N. Stemmons Freeway in Dallas.

The Texas Association of Realtors, in partnership with the National Association of Realtors and other organizations, has launched two consumer oriented Web sites. 

http://KeepMyTexasHome.org made possible by an NAR grant, is a comprehensive resource for Texas Homeowners who are, or who may become, behind on their mortgages.  The site outlines the foreclsoure process in Texas and provides best-practice steps and other resources for Texans who may face foreclosure.

http://TxHomePrograms.com , part of an NAR pilot program, offers a continuously updated database of statewide affordable-housing programs.  Not only does the site enable consumers to search for specific types of programs, it also has a real estate glossary (just like my site!), and outlines the homebuying process (just like my site!) and provides helpful information on consumer issues, such as predatory lending.