Ariana had decided renting was a waste of money. “From a financial standpoint, I realized that I wanted to own a home instead of paying rent. Paying rent is like throwing money away. When you own a home you build…
Carolyn was ready for a new start…and a new home! Life had forced her to make some hard choices. She had been renting for several years, but her focus was on owning a home again. “Homeownership is what I hope…
Sylvia set a goal to become a homeowner before she turned 30! It took several years, but she did it! She made sacrifices, repaired her credit, lowered her debt-to-income ratio, and educated herself through by taking our homebuyer education workshop.…
Neighborhood Housing Services Oklahoma (NHSOKLA) announces the appointment of Gabriela Chavez and Latonia Moore-Galberth to the Board of Directors. Neighborhood Housing Services Oklahoma is a community development housing agency that is the trusted resource for homeownership education, housing counseling, foreclosure…
Neighborhood Housing Services Oklahoma is the only nonprofit organization in the Oklahoma City metro area to have housing counselors who are HUD certified. Three homeownership center staff members, Linda Rowe, Amanda Johnson and Torri Rodgers, have all earned their…
Jaelynn Farley is our newest homeowner. She is a first-time homebuyer who attended our November Homebuyer Education class and also received Down Payment Assistance toward the purchase of her new home. When asked about the process of becoming a home owner,…
Keith Jacobs distinctly remembers what it was like to be homeless. “I was eating out of trash cans and living like an animal,” he said. Like many veterans, Keith found himself in this place in life after years of dedicated…
Neighborhood Housing Services Oklahoma (NHSOKLA) announces the appointment of Le Tran of Oklahoma City to the Board of Directors. Neighborhood Housing Services Oklahoma is a community development housing agency that is the trusted resource for homeownership education, housing counseling, foreclosure…
It is the season for making lists, and preparing for the holidays should involve creating financial checklists as well. During this festive time of year, many families and individuals incur debt that can take months or years to pay off.…
Neighborhood Housing Services would like to thank the Kirkpatrick Family Fund for providing a $2,500 grant for our Homebuyer Education classes. We are grateful for their generosity and support! Homebuyer education classes teach you everything you need to know to become…