Free home buyer education program offered Saturday

May 10, 2017

For many, the dream of home ownership can seem out of reach in today’s fast-moving, competitive real estate market. Skyrocketing home prices, limited housing choices and escalating interest rates can be intimidating until one understands how the housing market works. Enter "Finally Home!" Homebuyer Education, presented by Idaho Housing and Finance Association, where attendees walk through the home buying process and receive answers to common home buyer questions about credit scores, how to negotiate a good deal, what kind of down payment is needed and what happens during escrow. May’s free "Finally Home!" Home Buyer Education session will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at the Bonner Community Housing Agency, 819 U.S. Highway 2, Sandpoint. For more information and to register to attend: www.finallyhomeidaho.com/sandpoint.  “'Finally Home!' rates highly with attendees, as 9 out of 10 say they gained practical information, useful to their house purchase,” says Heather Bowman, Idaho Housing homebuyer education and counseling administrator. “We take great pride in helping Idahoans achieve their goal of homeownership, to date more than 50,000 have graduated from the course.” In addition to Sandpoint, Finally Home! is offered monthly in Boise, Nampa, Twin Falls, Moscow/Lewiston, Coeur d’Alene, and Idaho Falls. In June, the course registration fee of $10-20 per attendee will be reinstated. "Finally Home!" may also be taken online, in English or Spanish, for a $50 registration fee. Idaho Housing and Finance Association is a HUD-approved Housing Counseling Agency. The "Finally Home!" program adheres to the national industry standards for home ownership education.