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PRE-PURCHASE COUNSELING
ECHO's First-Time Home Buyer Counseling program provides one-on-one counseling on the homebuying process.  From creating a budget to cleaning up your credit and starting a savings account, counseling will prepare you to purchase your first home! Contact Jonathan at 
​855-ASK-ECHO (855-275-3246) or Jonathan@echofairhousing.org.      ​
home sharing IN LIVERMORE AND PLEASANTON
Project SHARE is a homesharing program where Housing Providers and Home Seekers help each other to provide companionship, decrease isolation, reduce the cost of housing, and minimize homelessness.  For more information, follow the link below! 
NEW!!! TENANT PROTECTION ACT OF 2019.  know your rights!!
​Governor Newson recently signed the California Tenant Protection Act of 2019.  The new law will took effect on January 1, 2020, and provides limits on rent increases, evictions for cause, and protections for tenants holding Section 8 Vouchers.  Please click below for more information.
RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
ECHO's Rental Assistance Program assists residents living in Alameda County with move-in costs or delinquent rent due to a temporary financial setback.  Follow link below for more information. 
​​HOMEBUYER EDUCATION, FEBRUARY 22, 2020
This 8-hour long class is for households that live or work in Livermore and Pleasanton, or reside in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.  The class provides education on how to apply for HUD-insured mortgages; purchase procedures, including housing inspections, closing costs, alternatives for financing the purchase, fair housing, fair lending and how to recognize discrimination and predatory lending practices.  Click below to register.