The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) has launched a free, bilingual, audio-enabled online homebuyer education course developed in partnership with Framework, a national homeownership education platform. The new course replaces PHFA’s legacy course and integrates directly with its existing mortgage programs. Homebuyers can complete the self-paced course independently or combine it with one-on-one counseling from a participating housing agency. Beyond the core course, Framework offers post-purchase education, a free newsletter and a discount marketplace called HomeServices. PHFA CEO Robin Wiessmann noted the new platform better serves diverse Pennsylvania families — including first-time buyers, veterans and those making accessibility modifications — while also enabling better impact measurement, citing data that Framework course completers see a 28% lower foreclosure rate than the national average.
Source: Central Penn Business Journal; 7/2/2026