Free Webinar to Offer Homebuying Tips, Highlight Home Rewards Program

November 25, 2024 • News

Free Webinar to Offer Homebuying Tips, Highlight Home Rewards Program

Folsom, Calif. - (Nov. 25, 2024) - SAFE Credit Union's mortgage and financial education experts are teaming up to provide a free mortgage webinar in December for those looking for the latest tips and resources for buying a home.

The free "Journey to Homebuying" webinar will be held from Noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12.

Topics to be discussed include an overview on credit, down payments and interest rates, as well as SAFE's Home Rewards Program in which borrowers and members can receive up to 0.5 percent, equaling thousands of dollars, back on the purchase price of a new home.

"I truly believe that if it meets your needs and affordability, it's always a good time to buy a home," says SAFE Credit Union Home Loan Consultant Melinda Browning, who will facilitate the upcoming webinar. "We have seen a lot of changes in the market in the past few months, making it even more vital for those looking to buy a home to seek out the most current available information."

SAFE Credit Union Home Loan Consultant Melinda Browning

The upcoming no-pressure webinar is designed by SAFE's Certified Financial Education team to help homebuyers navigate the personal home and real estate journey. Attendees do not need to be members of SAFE to attend. All SAFE webinars are followed by a question-and-answer session.

Browning and real estate agent Melissa Sisneros will provide webinar attendees with information about the ins and outs of owning a home versus renting one and outlining the tax benefits of homeownership.

The webinar will also highlight the benefits of rewards programs such as SAFE's Home Rewards that offers homebuyers a rebate they can use toward closing costs or other expenses related to the home loan. Other benefits include as little as 3 percent down, flexible qualifying guidelines, a dedicated home loan consultant throughout the homebuying experience, local underwriting, and connecting with experienced real estate agents.

"Our members are really getting to work with experts in their field through our SAFE Home Rewards program," Browning says. "These are agents with five-star reviews and who are professionally secure."

The free homebuying webinar is one example of how SAFE Credit Union - a not-for-profit financial institution - passes savings along to members through no-cost financial education, as well as to borrowers through lower interest rates and fees.

Complete information about the SAFE Home Rewards program can be found at https://safe.newzip.com/homerewards.

See all of SAFE's upcoming events and free financial webinars at https://www.safecu.org/community/events.

For more information email [email protected].

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About SAFE

SAFE Credit Union has made members an integral part of its vision since 1940. Over the years the credit union has kept the focus on what really matters, putting members first, a formula that has seen SAFE grow into a leading financial institution in Northern California with $4.6 billion in assets and about 236,000 members. SAFE crafts every cutting-edge product and sterling service with members' needs foremost in mind. In addition to banking services conveniently available through online, chat, mobile, or phone options, SAFE offers in-person services for members and small businesses at service centers across the Greater Sacramento region. SAFE is a not-for-profit, state-chartered credit union with membership open to businesses and individuals living or working in Sacramento, Placer, Yolo, El Dorado, Sutter, Butte, Nevada, Solano, San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Yuba, Amador, and Alameda counties. Insured by NCUA. www.safecu.org