Looking to buy a home?  Whether it is your first time purchasing a home or you have bought before, check out these online resources to help you get started on the right track:

• Read the Community Housing Program Flyer, for information on deals for program homes, lending resources downpayment assistance, and more.
  
• Visit the website for the Colorado Housing Finance Authority - information on buying a home, finding affordable homes, getting financing.
  
• Boulder County Housing Authority website has information on affordable rentals, homebuyers classes, housing counseling.
  
• Buying A Home - information from the Housing & Urban Development (HUD) website. Lots of great information, including "9 Steps to Buying a Home" and lots of links.
  
• City of Longmont Housing Program - contains information for home buyers and renters alike.
  
• City of Boulder Housing Program - contains information for home buyers and renters alike.
  
• Thistle Community Housing - a private non-profit dedicated to helping keep Boulder County's population diverse and inclusive through housing assistance.
  
• Boulder County/Longmont Downpayment Assistance Program - the Boulder County/Longmont Down Payment Assistance Program provides down payment and closing cost assistance, in the form of a loan, to first-time homebuyers purchasing a new home in Boulder County (outside the city limits of Boulder). Up to 8.5% of the purchase price (maximum of $15,000) may be borrowed.
  
• State of Colorado housing portal page - Select Residents, then Housing to link to information on homebuyer's assistance programs, funding options and other programs available statewide.
  
• Funding Partners -  a nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) certified by the United States Treasury. As a CDFI, Funding Partners is responsible for creating access to capital and credit within underserved markets and among target populations throughout Colorado.
  
• Colorado Rural Housing Development Corporation - provides services such as down payment assistance and homebuyers education counseling.
  
• Colorado Housing Assistance Corporation - offers first-time homebuyer classes, mortgage assistance loans and homebuyer counseling.