Most first time home buyers are required to take a Homebuyer Education certification class to be eligible to submit applications for a state, county, or city offered down payment assistance program. One requirement is that this class is from a HUD Certified Counseling Agency or Neighborworks America. Below are several sources for competing such a class, most of which run just once or twice per month.
Urban League of Palm Beach County
They offer a First Time Homebuyer workshop in the form of a Zoom meeting. As of this writing the next class is on September 30th, 2023, which is currently fully booked. The next class is on October 14th, registrations open up one week after September 30th. Persons wishing to take this class can register online when it opens and are required to have completed the county required mandatory orientation and have received their certificate. Contact the Urban League at 561-833-1461 for more information.
561-833-1461 ext 3000 or ext 3034
1700 N Australian Ave, West Palm Beach FL 33407
West Palm Beach Housing Authority
West Palm Beach Housing Authority offers a class once per month, Next upcoming class is on October 27th, 2023 in the form of a Zoom virtual session. You can register and get more information at the link below.
Call: 561-655-8530 ext 1103 or ext 1203
3700 Georgia Avenue, West Palm Beach FL 33405
Broward County Housing Authority
Broward County Housing Authority Homebuyer Education class runs on the Second Saturday of every month from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. by a ZOOM meeting. You can get more information at the link below, to register send an email to housingcounselor@bchafl.org.
Get more information hereOther Community Sources
Credit Card Management Services, Inc
DBA revermortgagehelper.org and debthelper.com
1325 N. Congress Ave - Suite 201, West PAlm Beach FL 33401
800-920-2262 or 561-472-8000
Gateway To Housing
160 Congress Park Drive, Suite 116, Delray Beach FL 33445
561-536-8503
Housing Foundation of America - Lake Worth Beach, FL
8461 Lake Worth Road, Lake Worth Beach FL 33467
561-713-1457
Housing Partnership, Inc. (R.E.A.C.H.)
DBA Community Partners of South Florida
2001 W Blue Heron Blvd, Riviera Beach FL 33404
561-841-3500
Real Estate, Education and Community Housing, Inc (R.E.A.C.H.)
8409 N Military Trl, Suite 111, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
561-491-1670 or 855-487-3224
UF/IFAS Extension
559 N Military Trl, West Palm Beach, FL 33415
Attn: Cyndi Longley
561233-1744
We Help Communities "2" Develop Corporation
349 SE 3rd St, Belle Glade FL 33430
561-992-5854
Other Sources
These are other sources which offer a Homebuyer Education certification, please check to see if these are HUD Approved accepted for your First time Homebuyer program.
https://www.fanniemae.com/education https://homebuyer.com/education-course https://hudgov-answers.force.com/housingcounseling561-875-4802
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