Letter: Down payment shutting door to home ownership
The events which led to the foreclosure era are indeed tragic. People lost jobs, companies streamlined their staff and globalization removed many traditional U.S. industries. Foreclosure News
ABA opposes legislation requiring lawyers to frequently report small-business ownership data
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In Tampa Bay, burdened renters abound as home ownership stays low
A decade after the housing crash, nearly 38 percent of bay area households are in rental properties, a new study shows. That compares to less than 30 percent in 2006, just before real estate values plunged and sent tens of thousands of Tampa Bay homes into foreclosure. Foreclosure News
Condo Residents Discover That Home Ownership Is No Guarantee Against…
At Westlake Village, the conflict among neighbors has become so intense the board hired a security guard to police the association's meetings. She came to Oregon more than a decade ago from Northern California, seeking a more affordable place to live. Foreclosure News
Foreclosure of McCollum home canceled, but ownership still in doubt NEW
The day after a bank foreclosed on 72-year-old Bob McCollum's home, a letter went out to the bank from the longtime carpenter's debt collector, reversing the decision. Foreclosure News
MoCo Officials Envision Big Changes to Lakeforest Mall Under New Ownership
The news that the Lakeforest Mall in Gaithersburg has come under new ownership was a welcome development to some on the Montgomery County Council, as they have watched stores vacate and parking lots empty at the mall over the years. Officials have little doubt a shopping mall is needed and can survive, but the looming […]
Your Opinion: Meltdown of family structure affects home ownership
July 9th's reprint of an AP offering, “Black homeowners struggle as US housing market recovers” makes one wonder if it was an example of AP dredging up material and skewing it for a sob story? The gentleman in the article, Mr. Dorn, bought a home over 20 years ago. He inherited another home. Foreclosure News
Lender assumes ownership of former Eagleton School site
The campus of the former Eagleton School has been sold in a foreclosure auction, leaving the fate of a tenant up in the air. NBT Bank of Great Barrington, the mortgage holder, purchased the property for $ 1.5 million last month. Foreclosure News
Businessman warns of litigation over ownership of Rockland property
An attorney for the former owner of a commercial property on Route 1 has warned that litigation could result if an agreement is not made to return the lot and building to the businessman. The city foreclosed on the property in April 2016 when then owner Rockland Plaza LLC, and its principal owner Mark Patel […]
NMRC partners Kaduna on mortgage penetration, home ownership
IN the quest to deepen mortgage penetration and promote home ownership in Nigeria, Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company Plc has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Kaduna State government. The MoU covers various collaborations between NMRC and the state government in the latter's determined and structured efforts to facilitate affordable home ownership for its citizens. […]