Housing Counseling - Baltimore City

In order to take part in almost any Maryland State or Baltimore City housing incentive program, you must obtain a pre-purchase homeownership counseling certificate.  This typically consists of a group education class and one or more one-on-one sessions with a counselor.  Contact the agencies below to enroll in an upcoming program. 

All of the below housing counseling agencies are approved to provide counseling certificates for Baltimore City homeownership incentives.

Agencies listed with an * are also approved to provide counseling for Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development’s Community Development Administration (CDA) mortgage programs and incentives like the Downpayment and Settlement Expense Loan Program (DSELP) and Maryland Mortgage Program (MMP). More information is available at www.mmprogram.com.

Agencies listed with an § are Federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved counseling agencies.

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Acorn Housing Corporation
16 W. 25th Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
Phone: 410.243.9791
Fax: 410.243.9794
www.acornhousing.org

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Belair-Edison Neighborhoods, Inc.
3412 Belair Road
Baltimore, MD 21213
Phone: 410.485.8422
Fax: 410.485.0728
www.belair-edison.org

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Comprehensive Housing Assistance, Inc. (CHAI)
5721 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
Phone: 410.466.1990
Fax: 410.466.1996
www.chaibaltimore.org

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The Development Corporation of NW Baltimore
3521 W. Belvedere Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
Phone: 410.578.7190
Fax: 410.578.7193

* §
Druid Heights Community Development Corporation
2140 McCulloh Street
Baltimore, MD 21217
Phone: 410.523.1350
Fax: 410.523.1374
www.druidheights.com

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Garwyn Oaks Housing Resource Center
2300 Garrison Boulevard, Suite 270
Baltimore, MD 21216
Phone: 410.947.0084
Fax: 410.947.0087

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Greater Baltimore Urban League
512 Orchard Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410.523.8150
Fax: 410.523.4022
www.bul.org

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Harbel Housing Partnership
5807 Harford Road
Baltimore, MD 21214
Phone: 410.444.9152
Fax: 410.444.9181
www.harbel.org/housingPartnership.html

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Making Choices for Independent Living
3011 Montebello Terrace
Baltimore, MD 21214
Phone: 410.444.1400
Fax: 410.444.0825
www.mcil-md.org

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Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore, Inc.
819 Park Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410.327.1200
Fax: 410.675.1855
www.nhsbaltimore.org

Reservoir Hill Improvement Council
2001 Park Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21217
Phone: 410.225.7547
Fax: 410.225.7455
www.reservoirhill.net

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Southeast Community Development Corporation
3700 Eastern Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21224
Phone: 410.342.3234
Fax: 410.342.1719
www.southeastcdc.org

* §
St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center
321 E. 25th Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
Phone: 410.235.5770
Fax: 410.366.8795
www.stambros.org

Updated April 2009