Free HUD-Approved Foreclosure Prevention Workshops Available in Orange County

On February 11th, the Orange County Home Ownership Preservation Collaborative (OC HOPC) is offering a free workshop for anyone who needs help with preventing a foreclosure on their home. This is part of the on-going free foreclosure prevention workshops that OC HOPC is providing in partnership with various organizations. The February 11th workshop is in partnership with the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), City of Santa Ana, National Association of Realtors, California Association of Realtors, Orange County Association of Realtors, and Calvary Church.
HUD-approved housing counselors, legal counselors and lenders will be on-site to help at the workshop. However, only homeowners whose names are on the mortgage can be assisted, so OC HOPC asks that you do not send someone in your place. If you need assistance but can’t make this workshop, you might contact OC HOPE and ask what other help is available or when and where the next workshop will be held.
Here are the details for the upcoming OC HOPC workshop:
When: Thursday, February 11, 2010
Session 1–2:30 to 4:30 pm (English, registration begins at 2:00 pm)
Session 2–5:30 to 7:30 pm (Spanish, registration begins at 5:00 pm)
Where: Calvary Church, 1010 N. Tustin Avenue, Santa Ana
Who: Open to public
RSVP Recommended (www.oc.myhousingforall.org or e-mail myhousingforall@aol.com)
What to Bring:
- Your loan documents and recent mortgage statement
- Your two most current pay stubs
- Your most recent W2s–two-years worth
- Your most recent tax returns–two-years worth
- A list of your monthly expenses
Cost: Free
Again, if you need help with preventing a foreclosure but can’t attend this workshop, contact OC HOPC to see what other help is available.

Recently, I wrote about some new laws that went into effect on January 1 and apply to the real estate industry. A new law that applies to the building and remodeling industries also went into effect.
It’s a new year which means that many new laws went into effect on January 1st.
Maybe one of your New Year resolutions is to put yourself in a better position to find a job or have a better sense of job security. If so, you should be aware that, as the above quote shows, Orange County is a green jobs hub. That’s right, the Big Orange is going green. So no matter what you think of green living or sustainable technology, its the job-rich industry of the near future. And if you live in Orange County, you live in a green-jobs hub.


In my last post, I listed some predictions on Irvine’s 2010 housing market from Larry Roberts of the
As everyone knows by now, we are on the bursting side of a housing bubble. During the bubble, housing prices soared to a level that was not in line with most incomes. Now that the bubble has burst, we are in a deflating period that will bring housing prices down to a level that is a reasonable income-to-housing-price ratio.