The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA)
and the Michigan Hispanic Caucus have put together a series of economic tools
to help the Hispanic population in the Lansing
area buy homes.
According to excerpts from the article:
Mi Sueno, an informative video produced in Spanish with
English subtitles, walks viewers through the home buying process, providing
critical information on predatory lending dangers as well as safe and secure
home loan alternatives for homebuyers.
Mi Sueno -- translated, My Dream -- is a component of MSHDA's Save the
Dream campaign.
The approximately 27-minute program has been released to
public access, cable access and public television channels across the
state. Local producers are enthused
about Mi Sueno and what it means for Michigan
residents. Richard Cory of Romeo's WBRW
Channel 6 said, "We are excited to participate in this program. At WBRW, we feel it is important to reach out
to the Hispanic community, as we cater to a growing population of Hispanic
residents."
Leaders at MSHDA are encouraged by the enthusiastic
response. In 2005, MSHDA created a
Five-year Housing and Community Development Action plan that includes several
strategies to improve homeownership in Michigan. This plan included 17 workgroups, one of
which was targeted at reaching emerging homeownership markets like the Hispanic
population. Mi Sueno and the partnership
with the Michigan Hispanic Caucus are the result of the Emerging Homeownership
Markets workgroup's ongoing commitment to helping Michigan's Hispanic population overcome the
barriers currently keeping home ownership out of reach.
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