Resource Expo offers help for first-time homebuyers

Las Vegas Review-Journal

4 years ago

Prospective homebuyers wait in line to talk with a mortgage advisor from Guild Mortgage Saturda ... — Prospective homebuyers wait in line to talk with a mortgage advisor from Guild Mortgage Saturday during a Housing Expo at Cambridge Recreation Center in Las Vegas. (Elliot Bauman / Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Housing Expo attendees check in with representatives from the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority Saturday at Cambridge Recreation Center in Las Vegas. (Elliot Bauman / Las Vegas Review-Journal)

The Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority held a Homebuyer Resource Expo Saturday for first-time buyers.

Information was available on programs and resources, down payment assistance programs, mortgage lending, money management and credit score improvements, veterans’ home-buying programs and real estate market trends.

The expo was hosted by Clark Commissioners William McCurdy and Marilyn Kirkpatrick. Groups offering support included Clark County, Clark County Credit Union, Guild Mortgage, Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals, Community Services of Nevada, Neighborhood Association Corporation of America, Realtor Lenore Scott, Nevada Partners, Las Vegas Coalition, Habitat for Humanity and KCEP FM 88.1.

The event was at the Cambridge Recreation Center, 3930 Cambridge St.

Those attending were also offered food assistance from Three Square.

Immunize Nevada offered COVID-19 vaccines — Moderna, Pfizer, or Johnson & Johnson — for anyone eligible, 12 years old and up.