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Free monthly online webinar series with live Q&A; check host events calendar for dates.Online
Free · These are informational seminars; the required homebuyer education for a DC Open Doors loan must meet National Industry Standards and be completed through a HUD-approved housing counseling agency.
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Eight-hour First-Time Homebuyer Workshop offered on dates listed on the GWUL events calendar, alongside an optional 18-month Home Buyers Club with monthly seminars.In person or online
Free · Completion of the 8-hour workshop is tracked and issues a certificate meeting homebuyer education requirements; the Home Buyers Club also requires a certificate of completion.
Full-day workshop held on select Saturdays via Zoom, with in-person sessions in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties; check host for dates.In person or online
$30 · Participants who complete the workshop receive a certificate of completion that qualifies for program requirements.
Free one-hour virtual orientation offered on a recurring basis (evening sessions); check host for upcoming dates.Online
Free · This is an introductory orientation, not the certificate course; HOC requires a separate HUD, Fannie Mae, or Freddie Mac-approved education class dated within two years of settlement.
Pre-Purchase Orientation webinar offered regularly via Zoom as the recommended first step before HCS's 8-hour homebuyer education course; check host for dates.Online
Free · The orientation itself is a prerequisite webinar; DC's Inclusionary Zoning and loan programs require the separate DHCD-approved 8-hour Home Buyer Education Course that HCS also offers.
Offered regularly in English and Spanish; check the host for dates.In person or online
Free · This HUD-approved workshop meets the homebuyer education requirement for many lender and government programs.
A recurring series of six workshops; check the host for the next cohort.In person or online
Free · Completing the series meets the first-time homebuyer education requirement of many lender and government assistance programs (LEDC is a HUD-approved agency).
Begins with the 'Introduction to Homeownership 101' class, followed by the 8-hour education course and monthly Homebuyers Club peer meetings; check host for dates.In person or online
Free · Completing Manna's 8-hour education course following the national standardized curriculum fulfills homebuyer education requirements; workshops and community discussions alone do not.
Self-paced online courses available anytime through approved providers, plus in-person counseling through HUD-approved agencies.In person or online
Free · A completion certificate issued within 12 months before settlement satisfies the Maryland Mortgage Program education requirement for all non-refinance borrowers.
Eight-hour course offered continuously online at your own pace and via scheduled in-person and live virtual sessions; check host for upcoming dates.In person or online
Free · Completion produces a certificate that satisfies the homebuyer education requirement for a Virginia Housing home loan.