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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.