Develop effective ways to use public and private resources to meet community-housing needs. Create a relationship between the amount of public investment and the number of units affordable for a minimum of 60 years. Foster economic vitality, safe and stable neighborhoods, thriving families and access to opportunity for all residents. Devise ways to maintain affordable housing for families. Bernie Foster, Chairman of the African American Home Buying Committee would like to see these principles adopted on the local level.
Predatory lenders are another of Foster s concerns.
The African American Home Buying Fair offered something for everyone. Fair organizers plan to offer the event twice a year. The 20-member committee of local businesses, nonprofit organizations and government agencies has been working since early August to plan the fair. Self Enhancement, Inc. proved an ideal venue for the first African American Home Buying Fair. At right, prospective homebuyers move along vendor tables gathering information to help them in their home buying quest.