Legal Aid agencies face losing a large percentage of their funding under President Donald Trump's budget proposal, which could hurt some poor people's ability to get legal assistance for issues like domestic-violence restraining orders or home foreclosures. Trump recommends eliminating funding for Legal Services Corp., which is currently appropriated $ 385 million .
The lakefront home where entrepreneur Bryan Brewer lived is set for foreclosure sale – Original Credit: Orange County Property Appraiser A Circuit Court judge recently ordered Orlando-area resident Bryan Brewer – founder of TraxAir pilot school, a paddleboard manufacturer and other companies – to pay $ 10 million to a businessmen from Russia. Circuit Judge…
A statewide program called 'Step Forward' is helping residents avoid foreclosure and get caught up with mortgage payments through no-interest loans. The Brownell-Holmes Neighborhood Association, in partnership with Leadership NOW and other community organizations unveiled a new mobile library in a new park at the corner of Oxley and Janice Drive in Flint. Foreclosure News
The Ohio Housing Finance Agency appears more interested in demolishing homes than saving them, a new federal report says. The state agency, with a mission of preserving and developing low- to moderate-cost housing, also unnecessarily spent $ 204,522 in federal funds since 2010 on items such as employee parking and bus passes and admission and meals at…
Twenty years ago, the dreaded second mortgage was typically reserved for an unpredictable disaster or an underestimated necessity. But bolstered by the easier access to cash and possible tax advantages, consumers now are using second mortgages, commonly called home-equity loans, to finance cars, campers and real estate. Foreclosure News
The New York City Housing Authority finalized an agreement last week to transfer 20 vacant single-family homes scattered across Brooklyn and Queens to Habitat for Humanity, which will invest $ 415,000 per home – from city, state and private financing – to bring them up to a state-of-good repair, city officials said. The nonprofit will…
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