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Linda Taylor

Linda Taylor
Linda Taylor

Linda Taylor is Housing Director for the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle (ULMS where she started as a Housing Counselor, and now she directs the ULMS Housing Department which includes six Housing Specialists who coordinate counseling in the areas of: Faith Based Financial Education, Mortgage Default which includes modifications, Budget Development, Credit Enhancement, Pre-Purchase Education, Rental Assistance, Transitional Housing, Reverse Mortgage and Expunging Criminal Records.  She and the ULMS staff assisted over 2,000 new neighbors and the Department received over $300K to assist families facing foreclosure.

Taylor has an extensive background in real estate.  She managed of a 27-person real estate office where she trained agents, packaged loans and conducted First-Time Homebuyer Classes.  She is an advocate of life-long learning and completed various training programs in real estate coaching and counseling. She taught reverse mortgage courses at the University of Washington and throughout the United States.

Committed to teaching life empowerment to others she is gifted with the ability to organize and mobilize individuals to work towards educating and connecting individuals to resources for building generational wealth through Financial Education and Homeownership. She has received several awards for her service.

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