First Time Home Buyers Information

Your Home

Buying your first home can produce an array of emotions.  It is most likely to be the largest purchase that you will ever make and therefore the process is bound to provoke some anxiety.  Often these are feelings stem from fear of the unknown.  This is why as a first time homebuyer it is best to work with a Mortgage Associate who will guide you through the steps in buying your first home and taking on your first mortgage.

There is a lot to learn, a lot to think about and a lot of decisions to be made.  Twyla is a Mortgage Associate who specializes in working with first time homebuyers.  She truly has an appreciation and understanding of the needs of new buyers and she dedicates herself to assisting them all the way through the home buying process.  As the Financial Co-ordinator of The HOME Program in Lethbridge, Alberta, Twyla volunteers her time instructing first time homebuyers during locally held education sessions.

If you are thinking of buying your first home anytime within the next year or two, contact Twyla for your free First Time Home Buyer Consultation.

You will learn how to determine:

  • if home ownership is right for you
  • where you are at in the process of buying your home and
  • what barriers may be preventing you from purchasing.

The HOME Program

As a first time homebuyer you have access to programs that provide you with extensive free home buying education through local seminars taught in a classroom setting as well as down payment assistance of up to $3,000.  These programs are available to you as a homebuyer and should not be missed!  Since 2007, Twyla has held the volunteer position of Finance Coordinator for The HOME Program in Lethbridge, Alberta.  The HOME Program is a non-profit organization that has been helping first time buyers transition in to home ownership all across Alberta since 2001.  In 2010, Twyla’s passion for this program continued as she also took on the volunteer position of Finance Coordinator for The HOME Program in Calgary, Alberta.

For more information about The HOME Program, please complete the following form:



Tap in to a variety of resources and information available to you and be informed and educated about buying your first home.


Resources:

The HOME Program

Government of Canada Home Buyers’ Plan (HBP)

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Genworth Financial Canada