It's an invaluable resource for first-time homebuyers, and now it's available online in Spanish. The online Finally Home!® Homebuyer Education course is now available in both English and Spanish at www.finallyhomeidaho.com.

The Homebuyer Education program is provided by the Idaho Partners for Homebuyer Education, Inc. (IPHBE, Inc.), a nonprofit organization that has joined with local partners in Idaho to offer Finally Home!® classes every month statewide. Class content covers all the steps that accompany the purchase of a home, including: credit and budgeting issues, qualifying for a mortgage, choosing a real estate professional, and making an offer and closing on a home.

"This course is especially useful to potential homebuyers given the current housing situation in Idaho and across the country, because it provides important information on credit and finding a mortgage that best suits a homeowner's budget," said Sue Pisani, Finally Home!® Homebuyer Education Administrator. "The addition of the online Spanish course allows us to reach even more people statewide."

The Spanish online course is the latest effort of IPHBE, Inc. to reach out to the minority community, and was made possible by a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant. The textbook that accompanies the class is also available in Spanish; and a series of DVDs featuring the Spanish course is available statewide, allowing Spanish-speakers who live in an area where an instructor-taught course isn't available to still have the opportunity to view the classes in their native language.

Instructor-taught Spanish courses are offered monthly by Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa. There is a cost of $10 per person for the classroom course or to view the DVDs; and a $50 charge per person for the online course at www.finallyhomeidaho.com.

More than 17,700 Idahoans have graduated from the Finally Home!® program since its inception in 1999. For more information on Finally Home!®, including a class schedule, visit www.finallyhomeidaho.com.

###

The Idaho Housing and Finance Association provides funding for affordable housing in Idaho communities. IHFA is not a state agency under Idaho law, and uses no state funds or state employees to support its operations.