Buying your first home can be overwhelming. Our HomeBuying101 class provides you with a comprehensive overview of the entire process. Professionals from various industries are on hand to provide details and answer questions. This class is eight hours and is held on Saturdays.

For our 2010 July through December class schedule click here.

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Online Homebuyer Education Course

Portland Housing Center now offers an online homebuyer education course for first time homebuyers who are unable to attend our in-person workshops due to mobility challenges or scheduling conflicts. The online home buyer education course is offered through a partnership between Portland Housing Center and the “ eHome America” platform. The class is based on the Realizing the American Dream curriculum, which is the same as our in-person workshop, however, the online material does not include the local information we include in our in-person workshops. The course is available in English and Spanish. In order to receive a certificate of completion, you will also complete a minimum of one hour of individualized housing counseling with a Portland Housing Center HomeBuying Specialist; the counseling session can be in person or over the telephone. Those interested in the online course must first register for Portland Housing Center services and pay the $65 registration fee. The staff will then assist you with instruction for registration for the online course.

Please note that there will be an additional $12 administrative fee paid to eHome America at the time of registration for the online course. While eHome is an approved form of 8 hour Homebuyer Education for USDA Rural Housing loans you may want to check with your lender to determine if it is an acceptable form of education for you loan program.