Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI), a nonprofit community development organization, with the support of Maine State Housing Authority, will offer a four-part Homebuyer Education webinar, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Jan. 12, 14, 19 and 21, from 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Thinking about buying a home? Attend CEI’s Home Buyer Education class to get more information about programs that may be able to help you such as Maine Housing’s Home Assist Program that offers $3,500 in closing cost assistance. You will also learn about VA, USDA and FHA programs. Other topics you will learn about include; debt to income ratio, what is it and how is it calculated, credit 101 what you need to know, working with real estate professionals and what does a home inspection cover.

CEI is a HUD approved, certified, and funded Housing Counseling Agency. Our Home Buyer Education course is an approved Maine hoMEworks course. Maine hoMEworks is a statewide coalition of home buyer education providers with a mission to develop a consistent, high quality home buyer education program delivered by a network of industry professionals throughout Maine.

Pre-registration is required and there is a $30/person or $50/couple (or co-buyer) non-refundable charge for the four-part seminar. Registrations accepted until maximum capacity is reached, and will not be accepted after January 5. To register and for more information about the Homeownership Education programs, including training in the Fundamentals of Landlording, contact Peg at 504-5884. Or to register online,

http://www.ceimaine.org/workshops-and-events/homebuyers-education-webinar-7634-statewide-january/