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EVENTS

RECENT EVENTS

June 25, 2008, at 5:00pm
Small Business Loan Informational Sessions

Do you have a small business and need financing?  Are you looking to start a new business? The Small Business Loan Department of the ADA hosts a monthly Small Business Loan seminar which are held the last Wednesday of each month.  Seminars will cover a variety of issues related to acquiring a small business loan. 

Capacity limited to 40.  You must RSVP to Cathy Brackett at 404-614-8295 or via email cbrackett@atlantada.com.

Where: Underground Atlanta, 86 Pryor Street, 3rd floor

Parking: Best parking is at the Underground Atlanta decks at the intersection of MLK and Pryor st.





June 28, 2008
Housing Summit 2008

June is home ownership month.  Learn the ins and outs of buying a home and find out how to access government assistance money.

This event will be held in downtown Atlanta at the Georgia World Congress Center.

Organizers include:  Atlanta Development Authority, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, HUD, Federal Reserve, CCCS and AACP.

To learn more, call Clyde Anderson at 404-614-8296.





July 1, 2008, at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Westside TAD Advisory Board Meetings

The Westside TAD Advisory Board will meet the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 5:30pm - 6:30pm.  These meetings are open to the public.  All meetings will be located at the offices of the ADA at 86 Pryor Street, 3rd floor.

Note:  the November meeting will be held on 11/4, due to Veteran's Day holiday.





July 2, 2008, at 10:00am - 11:00am
Westside TAD Neighborhood Fund Meetings

This monthly meeting is to discuss revitalization projects in the Vine City and English Avenue communities that have been awarded funding from the Westside TAD Neighborhood Fund. 

Meetings will be held the 1st Wednesday of every month from 10:00am - 11:00am at the ADA offices located at 86 Pryor Street, 3rd floor.





UPCOMING EVENTS

July 16, 2008; September 17, 2008; November 19, 2008 at 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Atlanta Affordable Housing Advantage Session

Held every 3rd Wednesday of every other month.

A place where Realtors can:

  • Find out about the advantages of Using Downpayment Assistance Programs in the City of Atlanta
  • Become experts in offering DAP to borrowers
  • Meet leading participants using DAP programs in the City of Atlanta
    • The ADA Team
    • Elite Loan Officers
    • Other DAP providers within the community
  • Learn to layer DAP programs together to maximize the clients buying power
  • Gain realistic knowledge of how DAP programs work
  • Set realistic purchasing expectations
    • The Process
    • Length of time to close
    • Home conditions
  • Create a broader client base!

To RSVP, please email SPerkins@Atlantada.com or TPowell@Atlantada.com at least one week before sessions.





RECENT EVENTS

June 10, 2008, at 8:30am - 10:00am
TAD Project and Policy Review Committee Meeting - Open to the public

2008 Schedule of Meetings

Meetings will be held at 86 Pryor Street, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30303 from 8:30am - 10:00am on the following dates:

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Tuesday, March 11, 2008 (cancelled)
Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Tuesday, December 9, 2008





June 11, 2008; July 09, 2008; August 13, 2008; September 10, 2008; October 8, 2008; November 12, 2008; December 10, 2008
Loan Officer/Processor Training
(THIS TRAINING IS ONLY FOR COMPANIES CURRENTLY APPROVED TO ORIGINATE AAHOP, VINE CITY/ENGLISH AVENUE TRUST FUND AND HOME ATLANTA PROGRAMS RESPECTIVELY)

Held every 2nd Wednesday of the month.

Atlanta Affordable Homeownership Program (AAHOP),  
Vine City/English Avenue Trust Fund (HOAP)
9AM-10:30AM

Lending partners are trained on

  • How to process the file
  • Documentation needed
  • Setting expectations for borrowers and realtors
  • How to calculate income
  • How to prepare Subsidy Layering Forms to be approved by the City of Atlanta
  • The importance of HQS Inspections for 1st time home buyers
  • Importance of Homebuyers Education Classes
  • Eligibility requirements
  • Setting closings
  • Eligible properties


The Home Atlanta Program
10:30AM-12:30PM

Lending partners are trained on

  • The specifics of the Home Atlanta 1st mortgage
  • Applying for the 4% grant
  • Applying for the Opportunity Downpayment Assistance Program
  • Maximum income limits and calculating household income
  • Collecting tax return transcripts and income documentation
  • Determining Target and Non-Target areas for City of Atlanta
  • How to locate census tract numbers for existing properties and read the census tract map
  • Processing the file
  • Documentation needed
  • Setting expectations for borrowers and realtors
  • Importance of Homebuyers Education Classes
  • Eligibility requirements
  • Setting closings
  • Eligible properties

To RSVP, please email SPerkins@Atlantada.com or TPowell@Atlantada.com at least one week before sessions.





June 17, at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Eastside TAD Lender Training

All meetings will be held at the ADA offices at 86 Pryor Street on the 3rd floor in downtown Atlanta. 

2008 Schedule of Meetings

March 11, at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

June 17, at 10:00am - 12:00pm

September 16, at 10:00am - 12:00pm

December 9, at 1:00am - 3:00pm





June 19, 2008, at 8:30am - 9:30am
Board Meeting - Open to the public

2008 Schedule for Regular Meetings

The 2008 schedule for regular meetings for the Board of Directors of the organizations that include:  Atlanta Development Authority (ADA), Urban Residential Finance Authority (URFA, as needed), Downtown Development Authority (DDA, as needed) will be held, unless otherwise noted at:

8:30am - 9:30am at 86 Pryor Street, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA  30303.

January 17, 2008 - Annual Meeting

February 21, 2008

March 20, 2008

April 17, 2008

May 15, 2008

June 19, 2008

July 17, 2008

August 14, 2008

September 18, 2008

October 16, 2008

November 20, 2008

December 18, 2008






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ADA Board Meetings - 2008
"Open to the Public"
86 Pryor Street SW, 3rd floor
8:30 AM -10:00 AM

 

 

 

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