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Land Sale Complaints
(Separate Website)
Information for consumers regarding fraud and abuse when buying or leasing land from developers.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Spanish / Español
Deceptive Home Improvement Contractors Complaints
(Separate Website)
Information for home owners with HUD insured loans on avoiding deceptive home improvement contractors.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Spanish / Español
Does HUD Owe You a Refund?
(Separate Website)
Information and Fact Sheet regarding insured mortgages and whether you may be eligible for a HUD refund or share of any excess earnings from the FHA's Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund. Fact Sheet also available in PDF By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Spanish / Español
Disaster Housing Assistance Program (Video)
Information on the the Transitional Housing Closeout Program, the sucessor to the Disaster Housing Assistance Program. Video with captions.
By: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Housing Counseling Agencies in Philadelphia
(Separate Website)
List of more than 30 housing counseling agencies that offer free counseling services to home owneres and buyers of homes in the City of Philadelphia. Eligibility requirements apply.
By: Philadelphia Office of Housing and Community Development
Is Homeownership Right for You?
(Separate Website)
Guide to home ownership from Freddie Mac, a stockholder-owned corporation chartered by Congress in 1970 to keep money flowing to mortgage lenders in support of homeownership and rental housing.
By: Freddie Mac
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Spanish / Español
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