The Better Housing Coalition is offering a free workshop on renovation lending and historic tax credits from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, July 25.

Location: The Main Li- brary, 101 E. Franklin St., in Downtown.

At the workshop, partici- pants can learn the basics of home mortgage financing, in- cluding loan programs, credit, cash required and cash sources, organizers stated.

They also can learn the ben- efits of renovation lending and how to buy a home in disrepair and renovate it using those loan programs.

Other topics to be covered include: Tax benefits, energy efficiency and market equity.

The Richmond-based, non- profit Better Housing Coalition is committed to creating high- quality, affordable housing.

For more information: David Herring, (804) 644-0546, ext. 110 or d.herring@betterhous- ingcoalition.org.