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The Duke Homebuyers Club is a free resource that connects Duke employees and their family members with financial literacy, one-on-one counseling, and homebuyer education and resources to prepare them for first-time or renewed home ownership.
Duke Employees Have Become First-Time Homebuyers
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Educational Programming Hours Since 2013
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HUD Certificates Awarded
Program Details
Duke Homebuyers Club was launched in the Fall of 2013 to offer differentiated support for Duke employees, including monthly information sessions, one-on-one counseling, monthly informal conversations, home buying resources, and a workbook.
Sessions focus on topics such as the home purchasing process, budgeting, saving and building or repairing credit, and working with realtors, lenders, home inspectors, and contractors. Community partners, such as the Community Empowerment Fund and Reinvestment Partners, are invited to make presentations to the group and work with members one-on-one.
Participants have access to an online HUD-certified homebuyer education course, which can support first-time home buyers in qualifying for various Below Market Rate (BMR), Below Market Program (BMP), and Down Payment Assistance (DPA) homebuyer programs and or loans.
In 2024, three Duke Homebuyers Club members bought homes, and six others were pre-qualified as a result of their participation in the program. Determined home buyers apply their knowledge and hone their savings and financial skills through attending 331 hours of meetings and completing over 86 hours of one-on-one counseling sessions.
Session topics have included:
- Hopes & Dreams
- Student Loans
- Budgeting 101
- Qualifying for a Mortgage
- Visioning Boards
- Chat with a Realtor
- Duke HR Packages
- Learn From an Inspector
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Interested in joining Duke Homebuyers Club?
The Homebuyers Club is for Duke employees and offers:
- Monthly sessions covering topics such as budgeting, mortgages, and home inspections.
- One-on-one counseling to create individualized plans and access to HUD online courses.
- Monthly informal conversations with the course facilitator and peers.
- Home buying resources and a workbook.
- Working alongside peers toward a common goal.
- Information about current state and local grant opportunities (based on income)
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Homebuyers Club Celebrates Legacies
After more than a decade of helping prepare Duke employees to become first-time homebuyers, the event provided an opportunity for past and present members, staff and partners to celebrate the club's contributions and successes.Loading...
Duke Homebuyers Club Keeps Innovating
A room full of laughter, guidance, and learning. That’s what one finds at a Duke Homebuyers Club meeting. The cohort comprises Duke employees as diverse as one can imagine. Different occupations, different backgrounds, different hometowns, different goalsResources
Access Zoom recordings of past sessions, a podcast about the program, and presentations, worksheets, and handouts.
For more information, please email us.