For too long, housing counselors have struggled with a patchwork of websites and Google Sheets to do their work. In a world of high interest rates and rising home prices, this is simply not enough. Decision Fish is developing a suite of tools designed to accelerate and streamline the client’s journey to homeownership—freeing time for counselors to build connections, educate, and perform outreach.
Excel Workbook
📊 Affordable Home Calculator: This Excel-based tool is already in use by seven NYC housing counseling agencies. It simplifies affordability calculations, assistance program identification, home budgeting, and task management—all in one place. Counselors tell us it can cut meeting times in half, proving its value in real-world applications.
Web Page Prototypes
🏠 Housing Counselor Homepage: We transform agency websites into dynamic engagement tools. Our prototype homepage generates leads, educates clients on the role of housing counseling, and prepares them for their first meeting. Featuring a simple calculator and interactive quizzes, this highly customizable page can integrate seamlessly into your website.
📉 Affordable Home Calculator: Designed specifically for NYC, this interactive web tool calculates debt-to-income ratios, closing costs, and monthly housing expenses for co-ops and condominiums. It also provides clear, actionable feedback on how clients can improve their affordability profile.
💡 Housing Assistance Explorer: Keeping up with the latest down payment assistance and affordable mortgage programs is a challenge. This web-based tool simplifies the process by surfacing programs that match a client’s criteria, returning key benefits and direct links for more information—all in one place.
😊 Happy Budget: Can you imagine a budgeting tool that people actually enjoy using? Unlike traditional budgeting apps that focus solely on numbers, this interactive web page helps users rank their financial priorities and align their spending accordingly—making budgeting feel more like a personal values exercise than a financial chore.
What’s Next
🚀 Check out these prototypes and connect with us to explore how we can accelerate your mission.