Course Details

This course is for pre-purchase homeownership counselors with a minimum of one year one-on-one counseling delivery experience. Through hands-on applications, this intermediate level course teaches counselors the skills, procedures and subject matter expertise needed to create successful new homeowners. Participants will learn how to provide one-on-one counseling sessions to address savings, credit and debt barriers to homeownership, and use the latest industry tools, techniques and resources. Additionally, participants practice mortgage readiness assessment, prequalification, standardized income calculations, credit report review, action plan development, and other key counseling activities. This course includes requirements for file management, code of conduct, and operations guidelines for both HUD and the National Industry Standards for Homeownership Education and Counseling. Full certification in pre-purchase homeownership counseling is achieved by completing both this course and the Foreclosure Basics course ( HO109 Foreclosure Basics or HO109el ) and passing the exam(s).

This course counts toward initial NCHEC certification.

Course Length: 5 Days

Tuition: $0

Course counts toward a professional certificate (PCP): No