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Georgia's Housing Source, an overview of programs relating to housing offered by Georgia Dept. of Community Affairs.

First-time homeowner education [back to top]

• First-time Homebuyer, a website from the US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development. Everything you need to finance a new home, with links to training and information on how to avoid scams. It links to a list of HUD-Approved Housing Counseling Agencies in Georgia.
• Georgia Dept. of Community Affairs homeownership page with publications on fair housing, fair lending and local initiatives like the PEN program (helps Georgia protectors, educators, and nurses buy homes) and the Georgia Dream Homeownership Program (for low-to-moderate income buyers).
• Predatory lending in Georgia website from US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development. How to avoid it, steps to take if you should become a victim.
• Check the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance to be sure that a mortgage broker or lender is licensed to conduct business in Georgia. Also find records of outstanding legal actions against brokers and lenders.
• Atlanta Housing Authority resources for first time homebuyers.
• Habitat for Humanity homeowner services. Habitat partners with potential low-income buyers and volunteers, has a Homeowner Services Department to make sure buyers do what is necessary to keep the home they get, and offers workshops on financial matters and home repair.

Renting [back to top]

• Rental help in Georgia, page from HUD, with information on local law about tenant rights, information on finding help with utility bills, and how to find units for rent in rural areas and units for seniors and people with disabilities.
• Georgia Housing Search, for Georgians needing access to affordable rental housing. Includes Section 8 listings. Listings are not prescreened by Georgia DCA. Provides property location, rents, amenities, and features to make a unit accessible for individuals with disabilities.
• DCA-Funded Rental Properties Listing for the state of Georgia.
• Atlanta Housing Authority affordable housing in the Atlanta metro area.
• Landlord-Tenant Handbook. Answers to frequently asked questions about tenant-landlord relations under the law in Georgia. Georgia DCA also offers a Tenant-Landlord Hotline at 404-463-1596 or 800-369-4706.

Emergency shelters [back to top]

• Gateway 24/7 is the City of Atlanta's portal to homeless services. Call them at 404-215-6600 or visit them at 275 Pryor St. near Memorial Drive in downtown Atlanta.
• Call the Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless Homeless Assistance Hotline at 1-800-448-0636 or 404-589-9495 to be linked with shelter, resources, and referrals.
• United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta's 211 service.
• The Mad Housers is a private group that builds individual shelters.

For Researchers [back to top]

U.S. Housing Market Conditions is a quarterly HUD publication containing statistics on market conditions, with a summary table of current and historical data. Also includes overviews of economic and housing market trends by geographic region, and feature articles. For HUD-sponsored research in general, look in HUDUser.

Resources on housing from www.census.gov. Vacancies, construction, cost, distance from work, and more were questions asked on the long form. There is also a link to data back to the 1940 census.

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