Homeownership Education
Pre-purchase homebuyer educational seminars are held regularly throughout the year; as well as individual pre-purchase housing counseling with certified housing counselors (by appointment). Some of the information covered in our pre-purchase homebuyer readiness education includes:
- Finding the right house for you
- Home inspections
- How to finance your home
- Property taxes and insurance
- Working with lenders and realtors
* all the programs below are group class unless otherwise stated
HUD Certified Homebuyer Education Classes
Name | Address | City | Phone Number | Link | Fee |
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In-Person, Free |
BLUE WATER COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY | 3403 Lapeer Rd | Port Huron | (810) 982-8541 | BWCA - Homebuyer Education (bwcaa.org) | Free |
In-Person, Fee-Based |
GENESEE COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | 101 Burton St, Flint Ph: (810) 766-9089 | Online Homebuyer Education (geneseehabitat.org) | $25 |
INNER CITY CHRISTIAN FEDERATION | 415 Martin Luther King Jr. St SE Ste 100, Grand Rapids Ph: (616) 336-9333 | https://iccf.org/classes/introduction-to-homeownership/ | $20 |
KALAMAZOO NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SERVICES, INC. | 1219 S Park St, Kalamazoo Ph: (269) 385-2916 | facebook.com/ KalamazooNeighborhoodHousingServices | $65 |
Remote, Free |
BLUE WATER COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY | 3403 Lapeer Rd, Port Huron -- Ph: (810) 982-8541 | BWCA - Homebuyer Education (bwcaa.org) | Free |
NATIONAL FAITH HOMEBUYERS | 615 Griswold, Detroit -- Ph: (313) 255-9500 | https://nationalfaith.org/ if you have trouble opening in your browser, try opening on a mobile device | Free |
Remote, Fee-based |
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION – WASHTENAW * Visit website for locations in other municipalities * | 705 N Zeeb, Ann Arbor -- Ph: (734) 997-1678 | canr.msu.edu/mimoneyhealth/Home-ownership/ | $25 group session, $89 on-demand |
ABAYOMI COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP | 24331 W 8 Mile Rd, Detroit -- Ph: (313) 541-9828 | $70 | |
CAPITAL AREA HOUSING PARTNERSHIP | 600 W Maple St Ste D, Lansing -- Ph: (517) 332-4663 | capitalareahousing.org/certification-workshops | $30 |
CENTRAL DETROIT CHRISTIAN CDC | 1550 Taylor St, Detroit -- Ph: (313) 873-0064 Ext: 17 | centraldetroitchristian.org/family-financial-empowerment-solutions/ | $75 |
COMMUNITY HOUSING NETWORK, INC | 5505 Corporate Drive, Troy -- (248) 928-0111 | communityhousingnetwork.org/homebuyer-education-classes/ | $30 |
GENESEE COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | 101 Burton St, Flint -- (810) 766-9089 | Online Homebuyer Education (geneseehabitat.org) | $99 |
GREENPATH FINANCIAL WELLNESS* * Visit website for locations in other municipalities * | 2470 Collingwood St, Detroit -- (888) 860-4213 | https://www.greenpath.com/category/online-classes/ | $99 |
H.O.M.E. OF MACKINAC COUNTY | 396 N State St, Saint Ignace -- (906) 643-6239 | https://homeofmackinac.wordpress.com/h-o-m-e/ | $99 |
HOUSING SERVICES MID MICHIGAN (FORMERLY HOUSING SERVICES FOR EATON COUNTY | 319 Cochran, Charlotte -- (517) 541-1180 | https://hs-mm.org/homebuyer-education/ | $99 |
INNER CITY CHRISTIAN FEDERATION | 415 Martin Luther King Jr St SE Ste 100, Grand Rapids -- (616) 336-9333 | https://iccf.org/classes/introduction-to-homeownership/ | $75 |
MID-MICHIGAN COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY | 1574 E Washington Rd, Farwell -- (989) 386-3805 | https://hs-mm.org/homebuyer-education/ | $100 |