Community Neighborhood Housing Services Homebuyer Education
Geographic Service Area:
Twin Cities Metro Area
Program Details:
HUD approved non-profit counseling service provider
Classes offered in English, Spanish and Hmong
Community Neighborhood Housing Services (CNHS) is a HUD approved non-profit FREE counseling service provider. Our professionally trained counselors provide, free, one-on-one counseling to potential homebuyers and homeowners seeking assistance with financial management, home purchase, mortgage refinance, second mortgages, home improvement loans or foreclosure.
Pre-purchase Counseling
Find out if you are ready or not to purchase your first home. Set up a free appointment with our pre-purchase counselor to look at your credit and find ways to improve it if needed. Review also how to budget and savings strategies that will make buying a home easy.
HomeStretch Workshops
CNHS ‘s eight-hour HomeStretch Class is one of the best ways to get the knowledge you need to purchase a home. Our class will give you the confidence to make the right decision when it comes to one of the biggest purchases of your life. Classes are offered in Spanish, Hmong and English at least three times a month. With the certificate of completion, you will be given discounts on your mortgage insurance and access to some of the best first time home buyer loan programs in the state.
For more information
Contact Community Neighborhood Housing Services or call 651-292-8710.
Homebuyer Stories
Federal Program Provides Relief for Homeowners
“I don’t know anybody that has an extra $400 a month to spare,” said Barb. “By that point, I was paying almost 70 percent of my income for the mortgage. I knew I was in serious trouble.”
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