Portland第27届置业博览会10月24日举行：免费入场 设首付款援助抽奖
第 27 届年度置业博览会（Homeownership Fair）于 10 月 24 日在俄勒冈州 Portland 市举行，由非营利住房咨询机构「非裔美国人置业联盟」（African American Alliance for Homeownership，AAAH）主办。活动于当天上午 10 时至下午 2 时在 DoubleTree by Hilton Portland 酒店（1000 NE Multnomah St, Portland, OR 97232）举行，免费向公众开放。
据主办方介绍，本届博览会围绕「获得、保有、维持」住房所有权展开：现场有住房专业人士与社区资源机构设摊咨询，并开办多场信息讲座，内容涵盖首次购房、保住房产的选择与代际财富积累等。活动同时设有面向全家参与的环节，包括音乐与餐饮。
主办方还为到场者设置了首付款援助抽奖（door prize）；提前登记者可参加预抽奖，奖品为 100 美元 Visa 礼品卡。
AAAH 是经美国住房与城市发展部（HUD）批准的 501(c)(3) 非营利住房咨询机构，其宗旨是为非裔美国人及其他服务不足群体增加置业机会与经济稳定性。该机构除每年主办置业博览会外，还提供购房咨询、免费遗产规划、节能改造与房屋维修等配套服务。
Portland's 27th Annual Homeownership Fair Held October 24: Free Entry With a Down Payment Assistance Door Prize
The 27th Annual Homeownership Fair was held on October 24 in Portland, Oregon, hosted by the African American Alliance for Homeownership (AAAH), a nonprofit housing counseling organization. The free public event ran from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton Portland, 1000 NE Multnomah St, Portland, OR 97232.
According to the organizer, the fair was built around helping residents obtain, retain, sustain and maintain homeownership. Housing professionals and community resource organizations staffed booths, and a series of workshops covered first-time buying, home-retention options and building generational wealth. The program also included family activities, music and food.
Attendees were entered for a down payment assistance door prize, and advance registrants were eligible for a pre-raffle drawing for a $100 Visa gift card.
AAAH is a HUD-approved 501(c)(3) nonprofit housing counseling agency whose mission is to increase homeownership opportunities and economic stability for African Americans and other underserved groups. Beyond the annual fair, it offers homebuyer counseling, free estate planning, energy-efficiency upgrades and home repairs.
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
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