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Our Impact
  • HOUSE-A-VET – 60 Mortgage-Free Homes Donated.
  • VAREPCARES - 8,000+ Families Given a Hand Up.
  • PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION - 150K+ Industry Professionals Trained on VA Loan & Military Culture.
  • FORECLOSURE PREVENTION – Assisted Hundreds of Defaulting Homeowners.
  • HOUSING GRANTS - $150K Downpayment & Closing Cost for LMI Families.
  • FREEDOM FLIPPERS - 600+ Rehabbed Affordable Homes Sold To LMI Homebuyers.
  • OPERATION HOMEREADY - 50K+ Pre-purchase, Foreclosure Prevention, & VA Loan Benefit.
  • CAMPCARES – 8 Peer-Lead Peer Outdoor Healing Program.
  • ADVOCACY - 11 Policy Conferences & 8 Legislatives Victories for Military Community.
  • LEADERSHIP – 11 National Conventions for Learning, Leading, and Living.

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.

VAREP TRAINING INSTITUTE (VTI) MVPro™ DESIGNATIONS & BOOTS2™ PATHWAYS

    • 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
    • MVPro™ - Agent™, Lender™, & Counselor™ Professional Designations
    • BOOTS2™ - Careers, Homes, Boss, CEO, & Wealth Learning Pathways

LEGISLATIVE VICTORIES

2025 HOMEBUYERS PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT (H.R. 2808):
VAREP supported the H.R. 2808, which limits the sale of mortgage “trigger leads,” protects prospective homebuyers’ financial privacy and ensures servicemembers and veterans are safer from unsolicited solicitations when exploring housing finance.

2025 ROAD TO HOUSING ACT (S.2651):
VAREP endorsed this landmark bipartisan housing package, the first comprehensive housing reform in over a decade. The Act boosts housing supply breaks down homeownership barriers, and strengthens program accountability all directly advancing veterans’ housing stability and financial readiness. It also incorporates key provisions aligned with the Veterans Affairs Loan Informed Disclosure (VALID) Act (Sec. 601 & Sec. 602).

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.