May Lecture: Jill Lordan, Using Sweat Equity to Make Housing More Affordable

Jill Lordan, Using Sweat Equity to Make Housing More Affordable
Thursday, May 30
10:30 AM
Online via Zoom

Jill Lordan is the Self-Help Housing Director for NeighborGood Partners. Jill has been with NeighborGood Partners since 1994, serving as a Self-Help Housing Specialist and a Consultant prior to becoming the Director. Before working with this agency, she was the Marketing Director for a retirement community in Baltimore, Maryland. Jill has a BA in Communications from Shepherd University in West Virginia and has had a Delaware Realtor’s license.

In the USDA self-help housing program, an association of 4 to 10 families works together to build their own homes. Organized by a nonprofit and assisted by a skilled staff, these families provide at least 65% of the labor necessary to build their homes. Most use a USDA rural homeownership loan for financing. The families generally save $10,000 to $30,000 in housing costs using this sweat equity method.

No registration is required. The Zoom link will be sent to all those subscribed to the OLLI newsletter the morning of the lecture. If you do not receive the OLLI newsletter and would like to attend, please email [email protected].