The Realtors® Association of the Palm Beaches Home from Work is an Employer Assisted Housing benefit initiative , which is designed to assist employers in developing an EAH benefit to help their employees purchase a home.

After completing the Home from Work training program, REALTORS® can introduce employers to the three EAH benefits being offered through the campaign and offer the following services:

1. Home-Buying Workshops – REALTORS® and participating lenders explain how employees can find and afford suitable housing through free workshops sponsored by the employer.
2. In-Depth Housing Counseling – REALTORS® partner with a nonprofit counseling agency to provide a more comprehensive program to help employees overcome common barriers to home ownership, such as improving their credit scores and/or saving for a down payment.
3. Financial Benefit – Realtors® Partner with the National Association of Realtors to assist employers in the development of corporate incentives, such as forgivable loans or grants, to help their employees buy a home. This component also helps employers address employee recruitment, retention, and recognition issues.

Employers can chose to offer all or any combination of these three benefits to their employees.

The Home from Work Tool Kit includes a complete set of documents and presentations for REALTORS® to use when introducing the concept of EAH to employers.

HOME FROM WORK TOOLKIT

Employer Introduction Letter - Basic letter template that Realtors can send to employers explaining the Home from Work Campaign and requesting a meeting to discuss EAH benefits

Home from Work Fact Sheet - An overview of the campaign and what EAH benefits are.  Can be used in the packet given to employers

Employer Introduction PowerPoint - A presentation Realtors can use when meeting with an employer to describe EAH benefits and why its important to offer them to employees.

Frequently Asked Questions - Answers to popular questions and objections that employers might bring up when discussing EAH benefits

EAH Examples - Examples of EAH benefit packages companies from around the Country have adopted

EAH for State and Local Governments - One page Q&A that provides greater explanation of EAH for governments and why its important for them to offer to their employees

Cost Benefit Analysis - Overview of National Association of Realtors software that will assist employers determine the amount of financial assistance they can give their employees without impacting the bottom line.  This paper can be given to the employers to describe this service

Employee Survey - A basic survey employers can distribute to their employees to gage if EAH benefits are needed and which type would be used

Home from Work Partners - A list of organizations and companies that have partnered with RAPB on this campaign.  Use these partners to develop the educational workshops for employers.

Educational Benefit Promo Flyer - Flyer template that can be customized for employers to promote home buying workshops to their employees

30 Minute Housing 101 - PowerPoint presentation that contains a one-time 30-minute homeownership workshop that can used at employers or various other locations

Home Buyer Workshop PowerPoint - Another one time home buyer workshop that can be presented to employees or at other venues

Six Week Homebuyer Workshop - PowerPoint presentation for a Realtor® to facilitate a six-week, one-hour home buying education course for an employer.  The campaign partners will participate in these workshops.