HOUSE A VET MORTGAGE-FREE
HOME DONATION PROGRAM
59 HOMES DONATED TO DESERVING HEROES
INDUSTRY EDUCATION
100K+ REAL ESTATE, LENDING, & HOUSING
PROFESSIONALS TRAINED ON
THE VA LOAN, SCRA, FAIR HOUSING, MILITARY CULTURE
FREEDOM FLIPPERS
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM
$13.5 MILLION SPENT IN HOME REHABILITATION
FOR DESERVING HEROES
580 HOMES & LAND SOLD
TO LOW TO MODERATE INCOME HOMEBUYERS
VETERAN/MILITARY HOMEBUYER WORKSHOPS
175+ OPERATION HOMEREADY EVENTS
50K+ Trained on VA loan & Homebuying
HOUSING GRANTS
$100K Housing assistance given to LMI
deserving veteran families
FORECLOSURE PREVENTION ASSITANCE
Hundreds of Defaulting Homeowners Helped
Live & Virtual workshops Nationally
CHARITABLE GRANTS
3,000+ Families Have been given a hand
up through VAREP Cares
ADVOCACY
11 Policy Conferences & 6 Legislative Victories
For Housing, Financial Literacy, & VA Loan Access
11 NATIONAL CONVENTIONS
For Members to Share, Learn, & Serve
HUD CERTIFIED FINANCIAL & HOUSING
EDUCATION/COUNSELING/CASE
MANAGEMENT
- 10,000+ financial & housing counseling inquiries
- 2,852 servicemember & veteran families received pre-purchase, credit & housing counseling
- 1,016 veterans engaged in credit counseling to improve financial readiness
- 751 veterans have been referred to HUDVASH & SSVF programs
- 27 HUD Certified Homeownership Education & Literacy Program (H.E.L.P.) classes taught at local college campuses.
SCHOOL PROVIDER C.E. COURSES
& INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS
• MVHC - Military & Veteran Housing Certification: 8-Hour Real Estate, C.E.
• MVLC – Military & Veteran Lender Certification: 7-Hour Lender, Non C.E.
• DTS – Duty to Serve: 3-Hour Real Estate, Non-C.E.
• SCRA – Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act: 3-Hour Housing, Non-C.E.
• PCS – Know your Orders - 3-Hour, Non-C.E.
• Fair Housing Act – 2-hour, Non-C.E.
• Credit Smart Military Module – In partnership with Freddie Mac.
• HELP – Homeownership Education & Literacy Program: 8 Hour HUD-Approved Pre-purchase Training
• MVCC – Military & Veteran Counseling Certification: Training HUD Housing Counselors
LEGISLATIVE VICTORIES
2019 Blue Water Vietnam Navy Act:
Revised funding to protect bonus entitlements, maintain VA Funding Fee waivers for disabled veterans, and extend benefits to Purple Heart recipients on active duty.
2019 NDAA Amendment:
Collaborated to mandate financial literacy training for service members.
2019 Economic Growth Act:
Close VA Refinance Program loophole, ending predatory lending against veterans.
2019 Protecting Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act:
Corrected an oversight that disqualified over 3,000 VA loans.
2020 URLA Update:
Modified the Universal Residential Loan Application to include a military service question, simplifying veteran identification in home loan applications.
2020 Veteran Home Loan Disaster Recovery Act:
Contributed to legislation allowing new VA loans for homes damaged by major disasters.