Department of Development Services - Housing and Property Management Division

Department of Development Services
Housing and Property Management Division
250 Constitution Plaza, 4th Floor
Hartford, CT 06103
Tel: (860) 757-9005 | Fax: (860) 722-6630 / (860) 722-6444

Sharon M. Bailey, Acting Administrative Operations Manager

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Developers
•	HOME Investment Partnerships Program
•	HOME Program FAQ
•	Homeownership Appraisal Gap Financing Program

Homebuyers
•	HouseHartford Program
•	HouseHartford FAQ
•	HouseHartford Brochure - English (pdf)
•	HouseHartford Folleto - Español (pdf)
•	Homeownership Appraisal Gap Financing Program
•	Appraisal Gap FAQ - English (pdf)
•	Appraisal Gap FAQ - Español (pdf)
•	HomeBuyer Education Class

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Homebuyer Education Class

Housing Counseling Agencies

Presently, eight (8) housing counseling agencies offer an eight (8)-Hour Homebuyer Education Class to individuals that are considering or planning to purchase a home located in the City of Hartford. For HouseHartford applicants, borrowers must enroll in and successfully complete this Eight (8)-Hour Homebuyer Education Class.

What types of services are provided?
Professionally trained housing counselors conduct group and individual counseling sessions on pre-purchase topics such as:

personal credit repair and credit maintenance
money management through budgeting
rights and responsibilities of homeowners
the mortgage application and purchase process
financial assistance programs
maintenance of the house

The following services may also be offered by most of these same agencies after you purchase your home. These may include:

mortgage delinquency and default counseling
foreclosure prevention and intervention counseling
identifying and avoiding predatory lending practices

Who is eligible?

To be eligible to attend these housing counseling workshops, you must be considering or planning to purchase a home.

How do I enroll?
Contact one of the housing counseling agencies listed below:

8-Hour Education Class Provider	Address	Agency Contact
Urban League	140 Woodland Street Hartford , CT	Ms. Marie Ford 527-0147x172
Co-opportunity	20-28 Sergeant Street Hartford , CT	Mr. Terry Floyd 236-3617 x116 or x114
HART	423 Washington Street Hartford , CT	Ms. Rica Charparro 525-3449
Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA)	1623 Main Street Springfield, MA	Chris Lee 413-788-6220
Blue Hills Civic Association	120 Holcomb Street Hartford, CT	Dionne Jarret-Linton 769-3848
Mutual Housing	95 Niles Street Hartford , CT	Ms. Marylyn Miranda 296-1797/547-1205
Neighborhood Housing Services of New Britain	223 Broad Street New Britain , CT	Ms. Rosa Rivera or Mr. Kyle Anderson 224-2433
Christian Activities Council	47 Vine Street Hartford , CT	Ms. Yvonne Price 527-9860

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