Ready to buy your first home but not sure where to start?
Smarter by CNBC Make It has you covered with our new online course, How to Buy Your First Home, a step-by-step guide that walks you through the entire homebuying process.
From weighing the pros and cons of renting vs. buying to navigating mortgages and choosing where to live, you’ll gain the tools and knowledge to make confident, informed decisions. Learn how to prepare your finances, avoid costly mistakes, and take smart steps toward owning your first home.
You’ll get 110 minutes of instructional video lessons that you can watch at any time, and a companion workbook with additional exercises and resources.
This course can help you:
- Determine whether buying a home is the right step for you right now
- Understand what you can realistically afford and how to prepare financially
- Make sense of mortgages, down payments, and other key terms without confusion
- Navigate the process of house hunting, making an offer, and closing the deal
- Create a clear, step-by-step plan to move confidently toward homeownership
What you get with our course:
- Over 110 minutes of instructional video content, broken into bite-sized lessons
- A workbook with detailed summaries and additional exercises
- Instant access to watch and read at your own pace
Our team of trusted instructors:
- Dr. Skylar Olsen, a housing economist who has spent over a decade studying U.S. housing markets and consumers. She has testified before Congress about fair housing issues and regularly shares her housing-market expertise on stage, in print, and on television and radio stations.
- Dana Bull, a seasoned realtor in the competitive Boston market with years of experience helping prospective homebuyers develop smart real estate strategies through client representation, consultation and online courses.
- James Choudhury, a licensed loan officer specializing in first-time homebuyer programs, refinances, and investment property loans. Starting his mortgage career at 18, he now leads a team of mortgage loan originators, helping hundreds of families get into new homes each year.
Buying your first home can be intimidating. We’ll help you understand the process and how to prepare, identify the best property for you, and learn key strategies to successfully negotiate and close the deal, so you can confidently turn your homebuying dreams into reality.
Start today! Sign up now for How to Buy Your First Home. Use coupon code EARLYBIRD for an introductory discount of 30% off $97 (+taxes and fees) through July 15, 2025.
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