PUBLIC HOMEBUYER UNIVERSITY

Do you want to be a homeowner, but aren’t sure where to start? We’ll help you figure it out. Come join us and your peers to learn the ins and outs of buying, budgeting for, and maintaining a home. This program is open to the public, and anyone is welcome to enroll in the series.

Everyone starts somewhere

For many people, achieving first-time homeownership requires building credit, managing debt, and establishing and building long-term savings. While enrolled in Homebuyer University, you will learn about all of these topics and more from experts in the financial and real-estate fields. You'll have the opportunity to talk with these experts and your peers in a low-stress, informal class setting.

Class by class, Habitat Chicago will take you through the process of creating a personal action plan with goals and next steps that are right for you. You will walk away with the tools and confidence to become a homeowner on the timeline that works for you.

Overview

We offer both in-person and virtual options for Homebuyer University. In both of these options, you will:

Learn about the following topics:
Financial planning
Building credit
Assessing homes and neighborhoods
Preparing and qualifying for homeownership
Laws that govern the loan application process
Legal and financial responsibilities of homeownership

Explore Financing options:
You will be introduced to a range of financing options and their implications in the home buying process, including down payment and closing assistance.

Prepare:
You will be encouraged and supported to take key-action steps that will set you up on your homebuying journey

Class attendance

The content covered in each class directly relates to the content covered in the previous classes. We highly recommend that students attend every class in the series.

Payment

There is a fee of $30 for enrollment in the program, which will help to cover course materials for each class. This fee is non-refundable and is paid at the time of registration.

Is this right for you?

Habitat Chicago’s Homebuyer University courses are open to the public, and anyone is welcome to enroll in the series. This program could be right for you if you are:

Interested in becoming a homebuyer in the near future,
Unsure of the options and/or qualifications for buying a home,
Just beginning your homebuying journey and want to learn the steps from start to finish

Enrollment

To see upcoming series dates, please visit our events listing page and look for Homebuyer University. From there, you will be taken to an Eventbrite page to enroll and pay for the course.

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