Buying Your First Home
NeighborWorks Resources
- Are You Ready?: NeighborWorks America partnered with E*TRADE Financial to develop Keys to My Home (Las Llaves de mi Casa), a Web site that is designed to help you make informed, sound decisions related to understanding credit and the homebuying process.
- Getting Your Finances in Order: Be sure to check out the resources in the Money Management section of this site.
- Homeownership Counseling is Key: See why homeownership education is so very important to successful, longterm homeownership. Many of the 235 NeighborWorks organizations in all 50 states and Puerto Rico offer classes on homebuyer education. View directory to find one near you.
- Do's and Don'ts When Buying a Home - In this brief video, Julie Howarth, Homeownership Coordinator with NeighborWorks member UNHS NeighborWorks HomeOwnership Center in Utica, NY clears up the myths and gives homebuyers the real scoop on buying a home.
- Is now a good time for you to buy? A video by NeighborWorks Senior Homeownership Specialist Milt Sharp Jr., may have the answers you need!
Fact Sheets
- Ten Secrets Every First-Time Homebuyer Should Know
Los 10 secretos que toda persona que compra una vivienda por primera vez debe saber - Seven Steps to Obtaining a Mortgage
Siete pasos para obtener un crédito hipotecario - Finding the Right Neighborhood
Cómo encontrar el vecindario correct
More Information From Our Trusted Sources
The Beehive
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Buying a Home
- Ten Questions to Ask Your Home Inspector
- Settlement Costs and Information
- Healthy Homes for Healthy Communities
- HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agencies
Federal Reserve Board
FDIC
FTC
- Buying a Home: It's a Big Deal
La Compra de una Vivienda - Looking for the Best Mortgage? Shop, Compare, Negotiate
Buscando la hipoteca más favorable
Know Your Rights
FTC:
National Credit Union Administration: