Homeownership education and counseling
Homeownership education and counseling is available to individuals who are considering the purchase of a home or to qualified homeowners through the Massachusetts Homeownership Collaborative Program. The educational classes ensure that homebuyers or homeowners have a good understanding of their mortgage loan and the responsibilities of sustainable homeownership.
By participating in a first-time homebuyer counseling workshop, prospective buyers learn about the entire homebuying process, including how to deal with credit issues, working with a real estate agent, applying for a mortgage, and more. Participants may also be able to take advantage of special affordable mortgage products and other homebuyer services.
Listed below are just some of homebuyer counseling agencies that provide educational workshops and counseling to individuals and families interested in buying a home. These organizations have been awarded a "collaborative seal of approval", a designation by the Massachusetts Homeownership Collaborative indicating they meet the Collaborative's standards for comprehensive homebuyer education.
Some of the agencies also offer post-ownership workshops for people who want to learn more about maintaining homeownership, being a good landlord, financing home improvements, etc. For more information, please contact a homebuyer counseling agency in your area or for additional agencies and information visit: http://www.chapa.org/looking-housing/homebuyer-counseling-agencies.
BOSTON
Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation
- Allston and Brighton -Michelle Meiser - (classes available
in Spanish) (617) 787-3874
Asian American Civic Association
- Boston - Melody Tsang (617) 426-9492
Asian Community Development Corporation
- Boston - Vivien Wu (classes also available in Cantonese
and Mandarin only) (617) 482-2380 x206
City of Boston, Dept. of Neighborhood Development
- Boston - Janice Hamilton Boston Home Center
(617) 635-4663
Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance
- Dorchester - Hilda Fernandez (classes available in
Spanish) (617) 265-8995 x313
Neighborhood of Affordable Housing
- East Boston - Zaragoza Guerra (classes available
in Spanish) (617) 418-8261
Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation
- Roxbury - Brian Nichols (617) 318-1253
Urban Edge Housing Corporation
- Roxbury - Eva Osorio (classes available in Spanish)
(617) 989-9307
Viet-AID
- Dorchester -Hoa Ngo (classes available in
Vietnamese) (617) 822-3717 x10
GREATER BOSTON
City of Cambridge Community Development Department
- Cambridge - Antonia Finley (617) 349-4622
Chelsea Restoration Corporation
- Chelsea - Jesenia Davila (classes available in Spanish)
(617) 889-2277
Medford Community Housing
- Medford - Susan Collins (978) 317-8998
Neighborhood Housing Services of the South Shore
- Quincy - Janice Tucker (617) 770-2227
North Suburban Consortium
- Arlington, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Melrose
and Revere - Dennis Falcione (781) 324-5720
Quincy Community Action Programs
- Quincy - Pat Christopher (617) 479-8181
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Somerville Community Corporation
- Somerville - Thais DeMarco (classes available
in Spanish and Portuguese) (617) 776-5931
South Middlesex Opportunity Council
- Framingham - Rock Figueroa (508) 620-2300
WATCH CDC
- Waltham - Erica Schwarz (781) 891-6689
NORTH SHORE and MERRIMACK VALLEY
Arlington Community Trabajando, Inc.
- Lawrence - Ana Luna (classes available in Spanish)
(978) 685-6274
Coastal Homebuyer Education, Inc.
- Newburyport - Ellie O'Leary (978) 992-4106
Community Action, Inc.
- Haverhill - Richard Lynch, Susan Collins-Hanley
(978) 373-1971
Community Service Network, Inc.
- Stoneham area - Sheila Herbeck (781) 438-5981
Community Teamwork, Inc.
- Lowell - Cathy Dyl (978) 459-0551
Gloucester Housing Authority
- Gloucester - Kathy Erkkila (978) 281-4770 x110
Lawrence CommunityWorks
- Lawrence - Juan Bonilla (classes available in Spanish)
(978) 685-3115
Lynn Housing Authority and Neighborhood Development
- Lynn - Charles Gaeta (781) 477-2800
Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership
- Lowell - Jim Wilde (classes available in Spanish)
(978) 459-8490
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