Did you know that first-time homebuyers accounted for nearly half of all home sales in 2009?  Thanks to the tax-credit extension and a slow economic recovery, buyers at the lower end of the market
are expected to be the fastest growing market segment through 2012.
 

Workforce Housing Specialist Certification

Get the education and credentials you need to serve this growing pool of homebuyers through the North Carolina Workforce Housing Specialist Certification Program.  It's a great low-cost education program that will pay you back in new business!

In order to be certified as a Workforce Housing Specialist (WHS), participants must complete 16 hours of education within one-year including these core courses:

• Fundamentals of FHA Financing (4 hour CE)

• NC Housing Finance Agency’s “Financing Dreams” (4 hour CE)

• Local Housing Programs and Resources (hours vary)

A variety of elective courses will be offered to attain the remaining hours needed to earn the certification.
 

Why Workforce Housing?

First-time buyers
have nothing to sell.

Special incentives
are available now.

Workforce buyers are the fastest
growing market segment.

It's what's selling right now.

It's the right thing to do!

Qualifying Elective Courses Include:

• NAR's Employer Assisted Housing Program (formerly known as Home From Work)

• NAR's Expanding Housing Opportunities

• NAR's Green Course

• Freddie Mac's Credit Smart

• REBAC's Short Sales and Foreclosures

• CRS 111: Short Sales and Foreclosures: Protecting Your Clients Interests

Classes & Locations
The WHS program is currently being offered by the REALTOR® associations in Asheville, Raleigh and Wilmington. For a list of upcoming classes and outreach events, click here.

You May Already Have Credit
If you’ve taken any of the above courses within 6 months of starting this program, you may be able to count the credit hours towards your WHS Certification. To request acceptance of your credit hours, simply complete the Previous Credit Certification Form and send it to Homes4NC at the fax or email below.

Benefits of Certification

Workforce Housing Specialists
will be a focus of our
public awareness campaign.

Graduates will be promoted to housing organizations and at community events.

Graduates can advertise their 
credentials in their
personal marketing.

Graduates receive a certificate
and are listed on this Web site.