Homebuyers Education
This program supports the delivery of a wide variety of housing counseling services to homebuyers, homeowners, low- to moderate-income renters and the homeless. The primary objectives of the program are to expand homeownership opportunities, improve access to affordable housing and preserve homeownership.
Counselors provide guidance and information to help families and individuals improve their housing conditions and meet the responsibilities of tenancy and homeownership. Counselors also help borrowers avoid inflated appraisals, unreasonably high interest rates, unaffordable repayment terms, and other conditions that can result in a loss of equity, increased debt, default, and eventually foreclosure.
UPO Housing Counseling staff provides assistance including, but not limited to, homebuyer counseling, tenant counseling, landlord/tenant mediation, credit counseling, budget counseling, housing placement services, foreclosure prevention and reverse mortgage counseling.
Call (202) 610-5861 for inquiries or to make an appointment.
Service Center Locations
Petey Green Community Service Center
2907 Martin L. King Jr. Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20032
(202) 562-3800 • Fax (202) 562-2937
Anacostia Community Service Center
1649 Good Hope Road SE
Washington, DC 20020
(202) 610-5859 • Fax (202) 889-1312
Shaw Community Service Center
1718 7th Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 462-6401
