Approximately 70% of their work today is foreclosure counseling. Their success in this area stems from the expertise of their housing counselors and partnership with legal and private attorneys. They have coupled this expertise with the realization of the importance of running the agency as a business.
One of their housing counselors was recognized as the 2018 Outstanding Foreclosure Counselor of the Year by Counselor’s Corner.
The organization acquires foreclosed or donated properties, and renovates them to offer for sale to low-income families, while also working with area families to offer education needed for home ownership (budget counseling and foreclosure prevention). When renovation is completed on a home, chances are good that R.E.A.C.H. will have worked with a family who is ready to purchase that home.
As a HUD approved counseling agency, REACH has rehabilitated over 300 homes since 2012 and has helped thousands of Floridians with pre-foreclosure assistance and homebuyer education.