Homebuyer Education Class Providers
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Participation in our First-Time Homebuyer Program requires you take a Homebuyer Education class from a housing counseling agency approved by Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Below is a partial list of some of the agencies in the area that offer this class. To enroll in the class, please contact the organization via phone or website. Make certain you take the Homebuyer Education class.
Homebuyer Education Class Agencies
- REACH – Real Estate Education and Community Housing
4006 S. MacDill Ave.
Tampa
www.reach4housing.org
(561) 491.1670 - Foundation for Debt Management
14104 58th Street N., Clearwater
(727) 254-5353
online class www.homebuyercert.org use code FLNJ – free for Florida residents - University of Florida UF/IFAS Extension Classes
Register for class online - HANDS – Housing and Neighborhood Development Services
Polk County
2019 E. Edgewood Dr., Ste. 104, Lakeland
Register for Class
(863) 682-1025 - Suncoast Housing Connections
608 N. Garden Street, Clearwater
Register for class
(727) 442-7075 - Neighborhood Home Solutions
1600 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. South, St. Petersburg
Register for class
(727) 821-6897 - Tampa Bay Neighborhood Housing Services
608 N. Garden Street, Clearwater
Class Information
(727) 442-4155 - Upcoming Free Event
HOPE Expo – June 27, 2026
Homeownership for People Everywhere. Take the Homebuyer Education Class and meet with the types of professionals you will need fur the home buying process
visit: https://hopeexpo.org/
Locate Housing Counseling
You can locate a HUD-approved housing counseling agency near you using HUD’s agency locator tool. You will need to select Florida and then narrow your search by city or zip code.
Online Courses
We accept the online courses below. Online course fee may be charged.
- hometrek.org
- www.homebuyercert.org free with code “flnj”