Southern California Home Buyer's Fair

Whether you are a first-time home buyer, interested in moving from your current home to a larger one, downsizing to a smaller house, or thinking of adding real estate to your investment portfolio, you will want to attend the second annual Southern California Home Buyer's Fair. Presented by the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®, and sponsored by the Los Angeles Times, the free, two-day, event is designed to help consumers navigate today's real estate market with confidence and peace of mind.

The second annual Southern California Home Buyer's Fair is scheduled for Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles.

The event is free to the public, and will feature more than 50 educational how-to seminars. Several sessions also will be presented in Spanish. A partial list of seminars includes:

• How to Find and Work with a REALTOR®
• How to Qualify for a Home Loan
• How to Buy Your First Home
• How to Monitor and Fix Your Credit
• How to Avoid Mortgage Fraud
• How to Find and Buy Foreclosures, Short Sales, and REOs
• How to Invest in Real Estate
• Understanding the Home Inspection Process
• How to Avoid Foreclosure
• How to Save for a Home of Your Own
• What You Need to Know About Homeowner's Insurance

The Southern California Home Buyer's Fair also will feature approximately 70 exhibit booths where attendees can obtain information from industry experts about a vast range of programs pertaining to homeownership and the home-buying process.

For more information, please visit www.homebuyersfair.com/.