About
The Homebuyer Readiness Committee implements strategies to help housing practitioners increase homebuyer readiness in the communities they serve.
47
certified homebuyer educators
30
certified financial educators
16
certified post-purchase trainers
17
financial coaches
6
new HERO partners
2025
MILESTONES
> Train the trainer for Post Purchase Training.
> Create a DPA guide for employees with a list of resources.
> Train the trainer with Pathways and Building Native Communities Curriculum (Oweesta or National American Housing Council/NAIHC).
> Train the trainer on the different loan types
> Work with tribes, BIA and counties for homebuyer land sites in South Dakota.
> Research diverse types of homes (Dome, Transitional, Manufactured) that would be good for South Dakota Climate.
> Best practices for Train the trainer financial empowerment for clients after the homebuyer class and who have not bought a home yet.
> Worth Reporting
"We are providing tools and resources for practitioners who are on the front lines and guiding Native families along their unique paths to homeownership."
to homeownership.
Events
News
Resources
Financial Coaching Report
This report details the Coalition’s 10-month “financial coaching to support homeownership” initiative. It explains how financial coaching can support homeownership programs, what steps participants took to implement a financial coaching approach, and provides a case study.
Homeownership Practitioner Resource Bank
Access an online resource bank with a variety of tools and templates designed especially for practitioners who are on the front lines of the Native American homeownership movement.
Homebuyer Journal
This journal was developed as a tool that homebuyer practitioners could provide to their clients as they travel the path toward homeownership. It includes an abundance of exercises on vision, values, and goals, as well as budgeting templates and calendars.
Get Involved!
To get involved with the Homebuyer Readiness Committee,
please contact one of the committee chairs.
Michelle Running Wolf
Cheyenne River Housing Authority
Amanda Standing Bear
Mazaska Owecaso Otipi Financial
Get Involved!
To get involved with the Homebuyer Readiness Committee, please contact one of the committee chairs.
Red Dawn Foster
SDNHOC Housing Development Subsidiary
Amanda Standing Bear
Mazaska Owecaso Otipi Financial