2025 Annual Homeownership Expo
June is National Homeownership Month. In observance of National Homeownership Month, Dallas Habitat hosts its annual Homeownership Expo every June. This online event supports our mission of advancing affordable homeownership and prepares first-time homebuyers with high-quality education, resources, and encouragement on their dream of owning a home.
2025 Annual Homeownership Expo
June is National Homeownership Month. In observance of National Homeownership Month, Dallas Habitat hosts its annual Homeownership Expo every June. This online event supports our mission of advancing affordable homeownership and prepares first-time homebuyers with high-quality education, resources, and encouragement on their dream of owning a home.
Virtual Homeownership Seminar
About the Expo
Dallas Habitat’s annual Homeownership Expo is a FREE virtual seminar that is designed to provide real-world guidance to first-time homeowners. Learn from industry leaders, connect with knowledgeable community partners, and explore resources to help them confidently pursue their homeownership goals.
This year’s event will be moderated by acclaimed author and keynote speaker Mercedes Ramirez Johnson, whose energy and insight will leave you informed, inspired, and empowered to navigate the path toward owning a home.
Our expert panelists will explore topics, including the current market trends, navigating the real estate process, and working with lenders to access financing.
Ready to get started? Register here.
Meet our Moderator
Mercedes Ramirez Johnson
Moderator
Workplace Safety & Leadership Speaker; Rare Disease Advocate
Expert Panelists
Pilar Johnson
VP Community Development Loan Officer, First Horizon Bank
Pilar.Johnson@FirstHorizon.com
Thank You to Our Presenting Sponsor
Your generous support helps make this event possible and empowers families across our community to move toward homeownership.
In 1995, Mercedes Ramirez Johnson narrowly survived a serious accident that left her hospitalized for nearly three months. She has turned this tragedy into her life’s mission through her proprietary Second Chance Living™ concept, an innovative mindset and approach with a proven track record used in professional development programs around the world.
Some of her clients that have adopted her mission are General Electric, Verizon, NASA, Chevron, Pepsico, ExxonMobil, The Army National Guard, numerous colleges and universities, and faith based organizations.
Before becoming a speaker, Mercedes spent nearly a decade in high-level sales in the pharmaceutical and medical software industries. As a record-breaking, multimillion-dollar producer, she became the youngest female and sole Latino account executive at the medical information technology firm Cerner Corporation.
Mercedes and her story have been the subject of considerable national and international media coverage. Her extensive media experience includes appearances on The BBC, National Geographic Channel, Discovery Health Channel and as a recurring guest on a number of nationally recognized syndicated talk shows and investigative reporting programs on the networks of ABC and NBC. In addition, numerous national magazines and major-market newspapers have run cover stories and special-interest pieces about her, and she was recognized as one of the country’s top young Hispanic up-and-comers by People Magazine’s Spanish edition, People en Español.
Mercedes, her husband and their children reside in the Dallas area and are dedicated to philanthropic support for the National MPS Society — an organization that provides research grants and support to families living with terminally ill children.