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Atlanta homebuying workshop and bus tour scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 18

By Jeremiah Mcwilliams
Aug 10, 2012

Atlanta City Council Member Cleta Winslow and Invest Atlanta, the city's economic development agency, will host a homebuying workshop and tour from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m Saturday, Aug. 18. The morning informational session will take place in the Council Chamber of Atlanta City Hall, 55 Trinity Ave. The bus tour of Atlanta neighborhoods will begin at 11:45 a.m. Attendees will receive information on tax credits and Neighborhood Stabilization Program and may be eligible to receive up $40,000 in down payment assistance to purchase a home in the city.

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