(BOISE) Finally Home!® Home Buyer Education classes will be offered in Lewiston in 2006 (Schedule follows this page), and also will be available online statewide for the first time. The online course can be accessed at: http://www.ihfa.org/FinallyHomeOnlineCourse, and the fee for the online course is $50.

The fee for the classroom course is $10 per student.

Administered by the Idaho Partners for Home Buyer Education Inc. (IPHBE), classes designed for first-time home buyers or those wanting home-buying information cover topics ranging from qualifying for a mortgage and choosing a real estate professional, to making an offer and closing. Specifics on the Finally Home!® program, contacts and schedules are available on the IHFA Web site at nonprofit_homebuyer.asp.

IPHBE is a nonprofit organization that has joined with local partners in Idaho to offer Finally Home!® classes every month statewide. Idaho graduates who complete the course may also be eligible for a grant of up to $3,000 for down payment or closing cost assistance through Idaho Housing and Finance Association.

"The course is extremely helpful to potential home buyers," said Sue Pisani, statewide program administrator. "Buyers are guided through the terminology and paperwork of a mortgage transaction. We also cover credit issues, home maintenance, inspections, predatory lending, identity theft and wise use of home equity. We have great instructors-lenders, REALTORS®, home inspectors, escrow officers, credit counselors, and insurance people."

More than 13,500 future Idaho home owners have graduated from the program since its 1999 inception.

Finally Home!® Home Buyer Education 2006 Schedule of Classes

Dates listed are for one class series. All classes in the series must be completed to receive the certificate of completion. Please call the local Regional Training Partner for class locations.
Pre-registration is required.

Adams County
Regional Training Partner: Boise Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc (343-4065)
February 11 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Boise
Regional Training Partner: Boise Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc (343-4065)
January 10-12 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
January 24-26 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
February 14-16 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
March 7-9 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
March 21-23 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
April 4-6 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
April 18-20 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
May 16-18 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
June 6-8 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
June 20-22 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
July 11-13 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
July 25-27 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
August 8-10 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
August 22-24 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
September 12-14 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
October 3-5 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
November 7-9 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
December 12-14 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Caldwell
Regional Training Partner: Caldwell Board of Realtors® (459-3301)
January 17-19 6:00 - 8:40 p.m.
February 7-9 6:00 - 8:40 p.m.
March 14-16 6:00 - 8:40 p.m.
April 11-13 6:00 - 8:40 p.m.
May 9-11 6:00 - 8:40 pm
June 13-15 6:00 - 8:40 p.m.
July 18-20 6:00 - 8:40 p.m.
August 15-17 6:00 - 8:40 p.m.
September 19-21 6:00 - 8:40 p.m.
October 10-12 6:00 - 8:40 p.m.
November 14-16 6:00 - 8:40 p.m.

Nampa
Regional Training Partner: Northwest Nazarene University (467-8870)
English & Spanish Classes Offered Simultaneously.
January 14 8:30 am - 5:00 p.m.
February 11 8:30 am - 5:00 p.m.
March 11 8:30 am - 5:00 p.m.
April 8 8:30 am - 5:00 p.m.
May 13 8:30 am - 5:00 p.m.
June 10 8:30 am - 5:00 p.m.
July 8 8:30 am - 5:00 p.m.
August 12 8:30 am - 5:00 p.m.
September 9 8:30 am - 5:00 p.m.
October 14 8:30 am - 5:00 p.m.
November 11 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
December 9 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Valley County
Regional Training Partner: Boise Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc (343-4065)
April 22 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
October 14 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

The Idaho Housing and Finance Association, a financial services and housing organization, provides funding for affordable housing in Idaho communities where they are most needed and when it is economically feasible. IHFA uses no state funds or state employees to support its operations. For more information, visit our Web site at www.ihfa.org.