BAEC - Builders Association of Eastern Connecticut

Consumer Information

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For an excellent consumer guide through the entire process of making, what is for most, the biggest investment of their life, home buyers should check out the federal government's HUD web site at www.hud.gov for topics such as "How to buy a home" "How to get a mortgage" "Building a home" and many more. This HUD page has more links to other useful tools, such as mortgage calculators and calculators to determine how much house you can afford. If you are interested in tapping the equity you have in an existing home, check out the National Center for Home Equity Conversion and its information www.reverse.org.

For building a home, consumers should also go directly to the great consumer web pages of the National Association of Home Builders at www.NAHB.org/consumers. For the definitive consumer guide on remodeling your home, see NAHB's Remodelors Council.

Remodeling Tips

New Construction Tips

New Homeowner Tips

For more useful consumer information, visit:
www.hbact.org, the Web site of the Connecticut Home Builders Association
www.nahb.org, the Web site of the National Home Builders Association