EVENTS



Lake Home & Cabin Show

Friday, January 27 2 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday, January 28 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday, January 29 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Location: Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison

Resorts & lodges, cabins & cottages...Wisconsin has it all! Are you headed to your own cabin, renting a cabin, or is your teardrop "cabin" hitched and headed anywhere and everywhere you want to go?

No matter where your adventure leads, you can trust the Lake Home & Cabin Show for great new products, expert advice and fresh ideas. Now in its 19th year, the "Cabin Show" has become an annual tradition for all of us who love the activities and lifestyle of Cabin Country. Start your summer planning with a trip to the Lake Home & Cabin Show!

Here's a glimpse of what you'll find at the Lake Home & Cabin Show:

• Rustic and Unique Furniture & Furnishings
• Lodges, Resorts & Cabin Rentals
• Architects, Builders & Remodelers
• Cabin Country Real Estate & Finance
• Teardrop Trailers & Equipment
• Boats, Docks & Lifts
• Sustainable Landscapes & Lakeshores
• Cabin Products & Gifts
• How-To Seminars & Demonstrations

Free Home Buyer Education Class

January 21, 2023 -  8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Location: Southwest Employment Center, Southwest Employment Center, 1233 McKenna Blvd, Madison

Are you looking to learn more about what it takes to buy your home? Please join us for this HUD-Approved and Free Homebuyer Education class from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, January 21, 2023 at the Southwest Employment Center 1233 McKenna Blvd, Madison. Our first time home buying workshops go over everything you need […]March 28, 2022

Home Buyers Round Table

February 9, 2023 -  8:30 am - 9:30 am

Location: Villager Mall on Park Street, Atrium Entrance, 2300 S. Park Street, Madison

You are invited to join us for our February membership meeting (8:30 a.m. Thursday, February 9th). Register for the Zoom meeting here or attend in person at Villager Mall, 2300 S Park St, Madison. Monthly Meeting Agenda 8:30 Networking, Snacks and Coffee! 8:45 Welcome 9:00 Speaker 9:30 Adjourn

NEWS

Deadline to Request Mortgage Forbearance Extended

March 28, 2022

If you’ve been affected financially by the COVID-19 pandemic and you own a single-family home with a federally backed or FHA-insured mortgage, you can request mortgage forbearance, a pause in making mortgage payments. COVID-19 Mortgage Relief You now have until the end of the COVID-19 National Emergency to request forbearance for loans backed by HUD/FHA, USDA, and VA. For loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, there is currently no deadline.

Homeowner's still have other mortgage relief options in 2022, according to Maggie Overholt of The Mortgage Reports  these include: Refinancing to a lower interest rate and payment; you can
use a Streamline Refinance or simply asking for loan forbearance to pause your mortgage payments
Overholt also recommends talking to your mortgage service about a loan modification. "Many lenders are offering forbearance for as long as Covid is considered a National Emergency. And nearly 4 million homeowners are still eligible to refinance despite rising rates,"  says Overholt.

$322 Million Dollars From Federally Funded Program To Help Wisconsinites With Rent and Utilities

February 26, 2021

Governor Evers announced the new funding will go to state residents who have seen their income drop

due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 300 million dollars in federal relief will be distributed through

Community Action agencies and Energy Services, Inc. brokered through a state partnership.

Wisconsin residents. with a household income at or below 80 percent of the county

median income qualify.

The Wisconsin Community Action agencies and Energy Services, Inc. will distribute the money. 

to qualified residents of Brown, Dane, Milwaukee, and Waukesha Counties, Madison

and Milwaukee.

Approved applicants can receive up to 12 months of financial support for rent and utilities through the

assistance program.