Free, statewide, no obligation
Homebuyer and Rental Education
Free classes run by CHFA participating agencies across Connecticut, for people buying, renting, or renting out.
Class types
Pre-purchase homebuyer education covers what buying actually involves: budgeting, credit, the mortgage process, working with a lender and an agent, and what happens at a closing. Some CHFA programs require it.
Pre-closing homebuyer education comes later, once you are under contract, and covers what to expect between commitment and keys.
Landlord education is for people renting out a unit, often in a two- or three-family they have just bought. It covers screening, leases, fair housing, and maintenance obligations.
Financial fitness is broader and earlier: budgeting, saving, and repairing credit before a purchase is realistic.
Where the classes are
Classes are taught by CHFA participating, HUD-approved counseling agencies from Bridgeport to New London to Waterbury. There is no charge, and taking a class does not obligate you to anything.
Course materials
Class materials and forms
Agency-facing materials, each carrying the date CHFA put it in force.
Materials by class type
How much of the course material sits behind each kind of class.
Financial Fitness
- INVOICE DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED - Payment Request Policy - 10-16-17In force
- Financial Fitness - Request for Payment - Rev. 11-17In force
- Financial Fitness - Attendance Sheet - Rev. 11-17In force
- Financial Fitness - Walk-In Attendance Sheet - Rev. 11-17In force
- Financial Fitness - Class Evaluation - Rev. 11-17In force
- Financial Fitness - Class Evaluation (Spanish) - Rev. 11-17In force
Foreclosure Prevention Counseling
Individual Financial Counseling
Landlord Education
- INVOICE DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED - Payment Request Policy - 10-16-17In force
- Landlord Education - Request for Payment - Rev. 11-17In force
- Landlord Education - Attendance Sheet - Rev. 11-17In force
- Landlord Education - Walk-In Attendance Sheet - Rev. 11-17In force
- Landlord Education - Class Evaluation - Rev. 11-17In force
- Landlord Education - Class Evaluation (Spanish) Rev. 11-17In force
Pre-Closing Education
- INVOICE DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED - Payment Request Policy - 10-16-17In force
- Pre-Closing Education - Request for Payment - Rev. 11-17In force
- Pre-Closing Education - Attendance Sheet - Rev. 11-17In force
- Pre-Closing Education - Walk-In Attendance Sheet - Rev. 11-17In force
- Pre-Closing Education - Class Evaluation - Rev. 11-17In force
- Pre-Closing Education - Class Evaluation (Spanish) Rev. 11-17In force
Pre-Purchase Education
- INVOICE DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED - Payment Request Policy - 10-16-17In force
- Pre-Purchase Education - Request for Payment - Rev. 11-17In force
- Pre-Purchase Education - Attendance Sheet - Rev. 11-17In force
- Pre-Purchase Education - Walk-In Attendance Sheet - Rev. 11-17In force
- Pre-Purchase Education - Class Evaluation - Rev. 11-17In force
- Pre-Purchase Education - Class Evaluation (Spanish) Rev. 11-17In force