Community group offers advice for homebuyers

The Community Development Corporation of Utah plans to offer 16 homebuyer education classes from January through April, including four taught in Spanish.

The Salt Lake City-based nonprofit group develops affordable housing and provides homeownership education to individuals and families.

Participants commit to a seven-hour training class along with a separate, required one-hour counseling appointment, the nonprofit group said in a news release Friday.

The English-language classes are scheduled on Wednesdays in all-day blocks, or in sessions split over two days. Spanish-language classes are scheduled for sessions on the second and third Thursdays in January and April.

Pre-registration is required with a $10 fee. Prospective participants can contact the agency at 801-994-7222 about class dates and availability or visit the group's Web site at www.cdcutah.org.