Fall Into Homeownership: 4 Weeks to Build Your Buying Power

Schedule

Thu, 10 Sep, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Thu, 01 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00
Location

Credit Human | Magazine Street Financial Health Center | New Orleans, LA

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Learn how to fix your credit, budget for homeownership, access down payment programs, and get mortgage-ready!
About this Event

🍂 Fall Into Homeownership


A FREE 4-Week Financial Fitness & Homebuyer Workshop

Ready to stop thinking about homeownership and start preparing for it?

Join and Dominique Tyson with Credit Human for Fall Into Homeownership, a FREE four-week, hands-on workshop designed to help aspiring homeowners build stronger finances, increase their buying power, and understand exactly what it takes to purchase a home.

This isn't just another homebuyer seminar! Each 2-hour session combines expert financial education with hands-on activities that allow you to immediately apply what you're learning.


🏡 What You'll Learn

Week 1 | Know Your Money
Financial Habitudes + Goal Setting

Discover how your money habits affect your financial decisions and homeownership goals. You'll identify your financial strengths, spending behaviors, and create a realistic roadmap toward purchasing a home.

Week 2 | Give Every Dollar a Job
Budgeting + Saving for Homeownership

Learn how to create a budget that supports your homeownership goals. We'll cover income, expenses, savings, debt-to-income ratios, down payments, closing costs, emergency savings, and the true costs of owning a home.

Week 3 | Credit Is Buying Power
Understanding + Strengthening Your Credit

Learn what lenders look for beyond your credit score. We'll discuss credit utilization, payment history, collections, debt, inquiries, buy-now-pay-later accounts, and practical steps you can take to strengthen your mortgage readiness.

Week 4 | From Preapproval to Front Door
Shopping for + Purchasing Your Home

It's time to put everything together! Learn about preapproval, mortgage financing, down payment assistance, working with a REALTOR®, shopping for homes, making an offer, inspections, appraisal, underwriting, insurance, and getting to the closing table.


✏️ Learn It. Practice It. Apply It.

Every week includes:

45-minute financial lesson led by Dominique Tyson with Credit Human
45-minute hands-on homebuyer lab led by Raina Roberts, REALTOR® Divine Realty Consultants
• Interactive group activities and real-world buyer scenarios
• Personal homework assignments using your own financial goals
• Homebuyer worksheets and resources
• Opportunities to ask questions about financing and real estate
• A personalized 90-Day Homebuyer Action Plan


🎓 What You'll Leave With

By the end of the four weeks, you'll have a clearer understanding of your finances, credit, budget, buying power, and the homebuying process.

You'll also be able to identify where you are on your journey:

🏠 READY NOW
📆 90 DAYS AWAY
🍂 6–12 MONTHS AWAY
💰 BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE

Participants who complete the program will receive a Fall Into Homeownership Certificate of Completion.


Who Should Attend?

This workshop is perfect for first-time homebuyers, renters considering homeownership, individuals rebuilding their credit, families who need a homebuying plan, and anyone who has wondered:

“What do I need to do to actually become a homeowner?”

You don't have to be mortgage-ready today.

Come ready to learn, create your plan, and FALL INTO HOMEOWNERSHIP! 🍂🏡

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Where is it happening?

Credit Human | Magazine Street Financial Health Center, 2801 Magazine Street, New Orleans, United States

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