{"id":5339,"date":"2018-03-06T13:58:22","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T18:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/massrods.com\/suffolk\/?page_id=5339"},"modified":"2021-08-16T08:50:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T12:50:59","slug":"housing-counselors-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/massrods.com\/suffolk\/housing-counselors-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing Counselors &amp; First-Time Home Buyer Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-5339\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-5339-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-5339-0\" style=\"padding: 0px 0; \" data-stretch-type=\"full\" data-overlay=\"true\" data-overlay-color=\"#000000\" ><div id=\"pgc-5339-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-5339-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div style=\"text-align: left;\" data-title-color=\"#443f3f\" data-headings-color=\"#443f3f\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-5339-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Below you will find information on<strong> Housing Counselors <\/strong>and <strong>First-Time Home Buyer Programs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><u>Housing Counselors<\/u><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>A HUD approved housing counselor is an experienced, trained professional who can advise you in making housing decisions, protecting your credit, buying a home, financing the purchase and preventing foreclosure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The seventeen (17) housing counselors listed below all appear on the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.consumerfinance.gov\/find-a-housing-counselor\/\">Consumer Financial Protection Bureau\u2019s list<\/a> <\/strong>of free or low cost HUD approved housing counselors located in Suffolk County.\u00a0 The programs and services can vary -\u00a0 the Registry suggests that you contact several of them in your area to find the one that best fits your needs and schedule. Listed alphabetically they are as follows:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Action for Boston Community Development, Inc.<br \/>\n<\/strong>178 Tremont St.<br \/>\nBoston, MA 02111<br \/>\n(617) 348-6000<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonabcd.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><br \/>\nwww.bostonabcd.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation<br \/>\n<\/strong>18R Shepherd St. \u2013 Suite 100<br \/>\nBrighton, MA 02135<br \/>\n(617) 787-3874<a href=\"http:\/\/www.allstonbrightoncdc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><br \/>\nwww.allstonbrightoncdc.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Asian Community Development Corporation<br \/>\n<\/strong>38 Oak St.<br \/>\nBoston, MA 02111<br \/>\n(617) 482-2380<a href=\"http:\/\/www.asiancdc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><br \/>\nwww.asiancdc.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chelsea Restoration Corporation<br \/>\n<\/strong>154 Pearl St. \u2013 Office 2<br \/>\nChelsea, MA 02150<br \/>\n(617) 889-2277<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chelsearestoration.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><br \/>\nwww.chelsearestoration.org<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong>Citizens Housing and Planning Association<br \/>\n<\/strong>18 Tremont St. \u2013 Suite 401<br \/>\nBoston, MA 02108<br \/>\n(617) 742-0820<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chapa.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><br \/>\nwww.chapa.org<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li><strong>Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation<br \/>\n<\/strong>587 Washington St.<br \/>\nDorchester, MA 02124<br \/>\n(617) 825-4224<a href=\"http:\/\/www.csndc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><br \/>\nwww.csndc.com<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li><strong>Ecumenical Social Action Committee, Inc.<br \/>\n<\/strong>434 Jamaicaway<br \/>\nJamaica Plain, MA 02130<br \/>\n(617) 524-2555<a href=\"http:\/\/www.esacboston.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><br \/>\nwww.esacboston.org<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li><strong>The Housing Partnership Network<br \/>\n<\/strong>1 Washington Mall \u2013 12<sup>th<\/sup> Floor<br \/>\nBoston, MA 02108<br \/>\n(617) 720-1999<a href=\"http:\/\/www.housingpartnership.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><br \/>\nwww.housingpartnership.net<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li><strong>Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance<br \/>\n<\/strong>1803 Dorchester Ave.<br \/>\nDorchester, MA 02124<br \/>\n(617) 882-9100<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mahahome.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><br \/>\nwww.mahahome.org<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"10\">\n<li><strong> Metro Housing Boston<br \/>\n<\/strong> 1411 Tremont St.<br \/>\nBoston, MA 02120<br \/>\n(617) 859-0400<a href=\"http:\/\/www.metrohousingboston.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><br \/>\nwww.metrohousingboston.org<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"11\">\n<li><strong> Money Management International<br \/>\n<\/strong>225 Franklin St. \u2013 Suite 2672<br \/>\nBoston, MA 02110<br \/>\n(713) 394-3232<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moneymanagement.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>www.moneymanagement.org<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"12\">\n<li><strong> Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA)<br \/>\n<\/strong> 225 Centre St. \u2013 Suite 100<br \/>\nRoxbury, MA 02119<br \/>\n(617) 250-6244<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.naca.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>www.naca.com<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"13\">\n<li><strong> Neighborhood of Affordable Housing, Inc. (NOAH)<br \/>\n<\/strong>143 Border St.<br \/>\nEast Boston, MA 02128<br \/>\n(617) 567-5882<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.noahcdc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>www.noahcdc.org<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"14\">\n<li><strong> NID Housing Counseling Agency<br \/>\n<\/strong>150 Belgrade Ave.<br \/>\nBoston, MA 02131<br \/>\n(617) 296-3693<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nidhcaboston.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>www.nidhcaboston.com<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"15\">\n<li><strong> Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation<br \/>\n<\/strong>56 Warren St. \u2013 Suite 200<br \/>\nRoxbury, MA 02119<br \/>\n(617) 427-3599<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nuestracdc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>www.nuestracdc.org<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"16\">\n<li><strong> Urban Edge<br \/>\n<\/strong>1542 Columbus Ave.<br \/>\nRoxbury, MA 02119<br \/>\n(617) 989-9300<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanedge.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>www.urbanedge.org<\/strong><\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"17\">\n<li><strong> Vietnamese American Initiative for Development (VietAID)<br \/>\n<\/strong>42 Charles St. \u2013 Suite E<br \/>\nDorchester, MA 02122<br \/>\n(617) 822-3717<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vietaid.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>www.vietaid.org<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>First-Time Home Buyer Programs<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Home buyer counseling agencies provide educational workshops which prepare individuals and families to purchase a home.\u00a0 At first-time home buyer programs prospective buyers learn about the entire home buying process; including, how to deal with credit issues, working with real estate agents, applying for mortgage financing and choosing the most affordable mortgage option.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Some of the agencies listed below also offer post-purchase workshops assisting home owners in maintaining their homes and financing home improvements.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chapa.org\/housing-courses\/homebuyer-education-agencies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Citizens\u2019 Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA)<\/a> <\/strong>believes that every person in Massachusetts should have a safe, healthy, and affordable place to call home. They achieve this goal by advocating for opportunity, expanding access to housing, and developing the field through training and education.\u00a0 For Boston, Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop, CHAPA lists the following decorated home buyer counseling agencies, all of which have been awarded a seal of approval by the Massachusetts Home Ownership Collaborative for comprehensive programming:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation \u2013 <\/strong>Allston\/Brighton<br \/>\nMichael Meiser \u2013 (617) 787-3874<br \/>\nClasses available in person, online and in Spanish<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong> Asian Community Development Corporation \u2013 <\/strong>Boston\/Chinatown<br \/>\nLee Lin \u2013 (617) 482-2380 x 208<br \/>\nClasses available in person in Cantonese, Mandarin and English<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong> Chelsea Restoration Corporation \u2013 <\/strong>Chelsea<br \/>\nLeisla Ortiz \u2013 (617) 889-2277<br \/>\nClasses available in person, online and in Spanish<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong> City of Boston, Department of Neighborhood Development \u2013 <\/strong>Downtown Boston<br \/>\nChristine McCrorey \u2013 (617) 635-4663<br \/>\nBoston Home Center<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong> Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation \u2013 <\/strong>Dorchester<br \/>\nAbadur Rahman \u2013 (617) 825-4224<br \/>\nClasses available in person<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li><strong> Financial Education Associates \u2013 <\/strong>Boston<br \/>\nJaqueline Cooper \u2013 (888) 839-0963<br \/>\nClasses available in person and online<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li><strong> Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance \u2013 <\/strong>Dorchester<br \/>\nHilda Hernandez \u2013 (617) 265-8995 x 313<br \/>\nClasses available in person, online and in Spanish<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li><strong>Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH) \u2013 <\/strong>East Boston<br \/>\nDiana Franco \u2013 (617) 418-8266<br \/>\nClasses available in person, online and in Spanish<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li><strong> Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation \u2013 <\/strong>Roxbury<br \/>\nAndora Monteiro \u2013 (617) 989-9900<br \/>\nClasses available in person, online and in Spanish<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"10\">\n<li><strong> Urban Edge Housing Corporation \u2013 <\/strong>Roxbury<br \/>\nGinny Gilmartin \u2013 (617) 989-9318<br \/>\nClasses available in person, online and in Spanish<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"11\">\n<li><strong> Viet-AID \u2013 <\/strong>Dorchester<br \/>\nHOA Ngo \u2013 (617) 822-3717 x 10<br \/>\nClasses available in person and in Vietnamese<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below you will find information on Housing Counselors and First-Time Home Buyer Programs. &nbsp; \u00a0Housing Counselors: \u00a0A HUD approved housing counselor is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5339","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/massrods.com\/suffolk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/massrods.com\/suffolk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/massrods.com\/suffolk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/massrods.com\/suffolk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/massrods.com\/suffolk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/massrods.com\/suffolk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5339\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/massrods.com\/suffolk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}