Coastal Enterprises (CEI), a nonprofit community development organization, with the support of Maine State Housing Authority, will offer the First-Time Homebuyer Seminar, a two-day Homeownership Education Course, on Saturdays, April 26 and May 3, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Coastal Enterprises, 36 Water St., Wiscasset.

The purpose of the Homeownership Education Course is to help people prepare for and be well informed about the process of buying a home. Seminar topics include evaluating your credit and what price home you can afford; budgeting and money management; selecting and working with real estate agent, home inspections, types of available mortgages, including Maine Housing, VA, Rural Development; and the closing process and post-closing considerations. Participants must complete all four sessions and will receive a Certificate of Completion.

CEI is a HUD approved, certified, and funded Housing Counseling Agency. The Homeownership Education course is an approved HoMEworks course. HoMEworks is a statewide organization of nonprofit and private sector organizations supporting a statewide network of homeownership education providers offering consistent, high-quality homeownership education throughout Maine.

Preregistration is required and there is a $30/person or $50/couple (or co-buyer) non-refundable charge for the two-day seminar. Registrations will not be accepted after April 18.

To register and for more information about the Homeownership Education programs, including training in the Fundamentals of Landlording, contact us at 207-882-5177, or register online: www.ceimaine.org/workshops-and-events/first-time-homebuyer-seminar-hoe-7634-4.