Homebuying Toolkit 🧰

Homebuying Toolkit | Decision Fish

Smarter tools for homebuying success.


For too long, housing counselors and individuals 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 good 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.

🆕 Try Our Next-Generation Tools

🏠Housing Counselor Homepage
Turn any agency website into an interactive client portal. Educate, qualify, and prepare clients for their first session—all in one place.

📉Affordable Home Calculator
Built for NYC, this interactive tool calculates affordability, DTI, closing costs, and monthly payments—providing clear next steps clients can act on.

🧭Homebuying Assistance Explorer
Find down payment and mortgage assistance in seconds. Filter by client profile and get instant access to program links and benefits—no spreadsheets, no guesswork.

😁Happy Budget®
Clients rank their top financial values, then align spending accordingly. It’s budgeting that feels personal, empowering, and even enjoyable.

💁Happy Budget® Helper
Helps clients estimate past spending and reflect on how it aligns with what matters most. A gentle, insightful way to kick off financial planning.

🚀Homebuyer Accelerator
An interactive task manager that tracks progress, milestones, and deadlines—designed to keep clients moving forward with minimal counselor follow-up.

✨ Proven Concept, Now Upgraded for the Web

  • Developed and refined in partnership with housing counselors over two years, the original Excel-based Affordable Home Calculator proved that simple, integrated tools can cut meeting times in half—freeing counselors to build deeper relationships and expand outreach.
  • The web-based Toolkit is better because it:
    1. Is easier to use and has a more familiar interface than Excel
    2. Can be updated and improved continuously
    3. Can be tailored to, and hosted on, your website
    4. Can be supported by subscriptions

💬 What Counselors Are Saying

“The Affordable Home Calculator has made my housing counseling sessions more efficient and gives me more time to educate clients on various topics.”
– Alysha Habib, Counselor, Chhaya CDC

“This tool has been very helpful: The concise eligibility information for first-time buying programs saves me a lot of time. My participants especially appreciate the one-pager of lenders and government departments to contact.”
— Matthias Howley, Counselor, Neighbors Helping Neighbors – Fifth Avenue Committee

Ready to explore what these tools can do for you?

Email brett@decisionfish.com to schedule a demo.


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