Homebuyers and Harley Riders to Descend on Bricktown This Saturday

OKLAHOMA CITY – Revelers heading to Bricktown for the Bikes & Bricks Street Party that is part of the Club H.O.G. (Harley Owners Group) 26th Annual Rally should also stop by the 2009 Oklahoma Homebuyer Expo. In conjunction with National Homeownership Month, the 2009 Oklahoma Homebuyer Expo scheduled for Saturday at the Coca Cola Bricktown Events Center in Downtown Oklahoma City will connect potential homebuyers to the resources they need to purchase a home this year. Information on down payment assistance and the $8,000 homebuyer tax credit will be provided. Lenders, builders, Realtors, and non-profits will be on hand to share their expertise, products and services. The Oklahoma Homebuyer Expo will be open between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. The come-and-go event is free to the public. Two lucky attendees will win a brand-new refrigerator and washer and dryer, donated by the Oklahoma Mortgage Bankers Association and Lowe’s. Exhibitors available at the event to answer questions from prospective homebuyers include: BancFirst Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity Century 21 Goodyear Green Colonial Mortgage Community Action Agency of Oklahoma City & Oklahoma/Canadian Counties, Inc. Dillard Group Gateway Mortgage Group Gemini Realtors Green Machine Homebuilders Home Creations Hoppis Real Estate Services Ideal Homes Integrated Foam Solutions Landstar Metropolitan Fair Housing Council Midfirst Bank Native American Housing Services, Inc. Neighborhood Housing Services Oklahoma City Metropolitan Association of Realtors Oklahoma Homebuyer Education Association Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency Oklahoma Mortgage Bankers Association Oklahoma State Homebuilders Association Palagrino Construction Paula and Company Realtors Prudential-Willard Group Sanford Allstate TNT Security Services US Department of HUD USDA-Rural Development   Informational booklets, which include information about purchasing a home and how to avoid predatory lending, will be provided to all attendees.   Ideal Homes, MidFirst Bank, Oklahoma City Metropolitan Association of Realtors, the Oklahoma Mortgage Bankers Association and Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency are key sponsors for the event. Also providing sponsorships are the Oklahoma State Homebuilders Association and BancFirst.