About Home Buyers Round Table
Home buying is a stressful process that benefits from a helping hand. This fact caused founders to organize the Home Buyers Round Table of Dane County Inc. (HBRT) in December 1997 to help would-be homeowners overcome two significant barriers to home ownership:
- Limited knowledge of the home buying process, and
- Lenders unfamiliar with down payment assistance programs.
HBRT continues these efforts today. We strive to meet the needs of low- to moderate-income potential home buyers through education, counseling, and support of both home buyers and industry professionals, and through targeted programs that increase knowledge of the home-buying process.
We provide meaningful, current education through monthly member meetings, free education classes for potential homebuyers and annual down payment assistance training for lenders and REALTORS®. We offer Lender Down Payment Assistance Training in partnership with the Wisconsin Mortgage Bankers Association every February and Realtor Down Payment Assistance training in partnership with the REALTORS® Association of South Central Wisconsin every March.
Our Mission:
The Home Buyers Round Table of Dane County is a collaboration of housing industry representatives that promote homeownership through education and counseling to low and moderate-income families. We believe homeownership will increase family stability and financial security; stabilize and strengthen communities and neighborhoods; and generate jobs and stimulate economic growth.
Our Board Members:
PRESIDENT
Maria Davila-Martinez (she/her)
Community Development Specialist
City of Madison – Community Development Division
MDavila-Martinez@cityofmadison.com
(608) 266-6557
PRESIDENT ELECT
Dan Easley
Home Inspector, Easley Services LLC
dan@easleyservices.com
(630) 248-3198
PAST PRESIDENT
Jake Johnson
REALTOR®
Husky Homes
jake@huskyhomeswi.com
(608) 215-3627
SECRETARY
Paola Paulino (she/her)
Bilingual Financial Education Specialist
Summit Credit Union
Paola.Paulino@summitcreditunion.com
(608) 243-5000 ext 7924
TREASURER
Rina Courtier
UW Credit Union
rcoutier@uwcu.org
(608) 590-6105
BOARD MEMBER
Karen Bassler
Housing Counseling and Homeownership Program Director
Movin’ Out
karen@movin-out.org
(608) 867-6165
BOARD MEMBER
Becky Binz (she/her)
Housing & Equitable Development Planner
City of Sun Prairie
bbinz@cityofsunprairie.com
(608) 825-0869
Monica Gonzalez
AVP, Residential Mortgage Lender
Bank of Sun Prairie
Monica.Gonzalez@bankofsunprairie.com
(608) 467-1803
BOARD MEMBER
Connie Hilla
REALTOR®
Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group
chilla@coldwellhomes.com
(608) 709-9744
BOARD MEMBER
Caleb Odorfer
Dane County Department of Human Services
odorfer.caleb@countyofdane.com
(608) 283-1382
BOARD MEMBER
Michelle Yanes (she/her)
Family Education Coordinator and Housing Counselor
Habitat for Humanity
myanes@habitatdane.com
(608) 255-1549
HOME BUYERS ROUND TABLE GOVERNANCE