Home : Education and Tools

		Homebuyer and Homeowner Education
		Homebuyer Education Classes   Learn why a Homebuyer Education Class is an easy and inexpensive way to learn how to make smart decisions when buying your home. Preventing Foreclosure   Learn what to do if you are having trouble with your mortgage payments. Predatory Lending   Learn what predatory lending is, how to avoid it, and what to do if you are the victim of a predatory lender. Prequalification Portal   Use this tool to see if you meet the income eligibility and purchase price requirements of a MaineHousing mortgage. More Maine homebuyers are eligible than you may think. Mortgage Calculators   Use the mortgage calculator to help estimate a monthly mortgage payment or compare two mortgages.

		Energy Related Education
		I Need Help with Energy Costs   Have trouble coping with your rising energy costs? MaineHousing has setup a page with valuable links to resources that may be able to help you. I Want To Help with Energy Costs   Learn how you can help others with rising energy costs and other volunteer opportunities. Do-It-Yourself Energy Improvements   Learn how you could help lower your energy costs with a few Do-It-Yourself improvements to your home.

		Educational Materials
		Brochures   Learn more about MaineHousing's programs through their brochures available in PDF format on this page. "Not In My Back Yard" (NIMBY) Materials & Ads   Learn more about how two housing issues in Maine – sprawl and the “Not In MY Back Yard” (NIMBY) attitude – can contribute to the cost of housing. MaineHousing programs and policies address both of these housing problems.

		Tools
		Mortgage Calculators   Use the mortgage calculator to help estimate a monthly mortgage payment or compare two mortgages. Prequalification Portal   Use this tool to see if you meet the income eligibility and purchase price requirements of a MaineHousing mortgage. More Maine homebuyers are eligible than you may think.