HUD Approved Homebuyer Education Providers And Homebuyer Info

To be eligible for any downpayment assistance, the applicant and/or co-applicant must complete a homeownership education course prior to application for HUD assistance.  Below is a list of Harris County HUD approved house buying education agencies.  A list for all of Texas can be obtained through HUD’s Web site.    For the steps and process to homeownership, click here.


The Harris County Downpayment Assistance Program (DAP)

The City of Houston's Homebuyer Assistance Program (HAP) 


For homebuyer tools and the A-B-C of home buying, click here.
 
The following list has been compiled by the Harris County Housing Resource Center. If a resource is not listed correctly or you know of one we should include, please email us.
 

These providers can help you earn a homebuyers certificate, which is needed for the DAP program and First Time Homebuyers mortgage assistance program.   Call a program near you for their schedule and fees.

COUNSELING AGENCY 

 ADDRESS

 TELEPHONE

ACORN HOUSING CORPORATION

2600 South Loop West, #270
Houston, TX 77054

713-863-9002
713-863-1964 Fax

AVENUE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

2505 Washington Avenue, Suite 400
Houston, TX 77007

713-864-8099
713-864-0027 Fax

CCCS OF THE GULF COAST, A DIVISION OF MONEY MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL

11550 Fuqua,
Suite 350
Houston, TX 77034

713-394-3048
713-951-9690 Fax

CREDIT COALITION

3300 Lyons Avenue, No. 201/203A
Houston, TX 77020

713-224-8100
713-224-8102 Fax

DOMINION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

1102 Pinemont Drive, Suite B
Houston, TX 77018

713-957-2789
713-957-3087 Fax

FIFTH WARD COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

4300 Lyons Avenue, Suite 300
Houston, TX 77020

713-674-0175
713-674-0176 Fax

 

GULF COAST COMMUNITY SERVICES ASSOCIATION

5000 Gulf Freeway, Bldg. 1
Houston, TX 77023

713-393-4700
713-393-4763 Fax

 

HOYO (HOME OF YOUR OWN)
UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY OF GREATER
HOUSTON

4500 Bissonnet, Suite 340
Bellaire, TX 77401

713-838-9050
713-838-9098 Fax

HOUSTON AREA URBAN LEAGUE

1301 Texas Ave.
Houston, TX 77002

713-393-8700
713-393-8760 Fax

HOUSTON REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATES

5330 Griggs, Suite A109
Houston, TX 77021

713-845-2483
713-845-2493 Fax

LATINO LEARNING CENTER, INC.

3522 Polk Street
Houston, TX 77003

713-223-1391
713-222-2338 Fax

NACA (NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE CORPORATION OF AMERICA) 

6666 Harwin Drive, Suite 260
Houston, TX 77036

713-706-3400
617-477-5543 Fax

NEW VISION HOUSING ALLIANCE

11410 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Houston, TX 77048

281-546-6844
866-802-0495 Fax 

NID-HCA COOKSEY

4018 Chartres Street
Houston, TX 77004 

713-987-7003
713-987-7004 Fax

NID-HCA DIGHTMAN

7220 Homestead Road
Houston, TX 77028

713-635-6941
713-635-2877 Fax

NID-HCA FRYE

2208 Blodgett Street
Houston, TX 77004

713-521-3502
713-523-4660 Fax 

RE-WARD THIRD WARD, INCORPORATED

3202 Trulley Avenue
Houston, TX 77004

713-651-8050
713-659-7733 Fax
 

TEJANO CENTER OF COMMUNITY CONCERNS

6901 Brownwood
Houston, TX 77020

713-673-1080
713-673-1304 Fax

 


 
Affordable New Homes to Purchase

To find affordable home builders in Harris County by property location and price range, click here.
 

Foreclosed Houses and Other Affordable Property

To find HUD homes to purchase and bid on, click here.
 

Information on Reverse Mortgages

Houston Area Urban League  

(713) 393-8730   
(Habla espanol.)
 

For additional information from other organizations, click on the links below.
   HUD - Homebuyer's Rights
   Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs (TDHCA)
      Texas Low Income Housing Counselor




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