July 28, 2011

Daily Housing News Round-Up

Plenty of housing news in today’s Round-Up: Watch for Secretary Donovan’s interview with Judy Woodruff on Bloomberg this weekend, and check out a preview of the conversation here. The Secretary also talked with Roland Martin today about the Obama Administration’s efforts to help homeowners avoid foreclosure. One up-and-coming Washington neighborhood is forcing people to re-think [...]

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July 15, 2011

Daily Housing News Round-Up

Before you head out the door for the weekend, check out today’s batch of housing news stories: Volunteers will help homeless veterans at “Stand Down” events across the country this weekend. Thousands of people are volunteering at San Diego’s Stand Down event. For one of them, taking part is a way to honor her son’s [...]

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July 8, 2011

Daily Housing News Round-Up

It’s got nothing whatsoever to do with housing, but this space shuttle photo history is absolutely amazing, and today feels like the right day to share it. Now on to the housing news round-up, which somehow gets by without afterburners: We’re gearing up for a major announcement from Secretary Donovan in Detroit next week. One [...]

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FHA Providing Unemployed Homeowners Extra Time to Get Back on Their Feet

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If you’re unemployed and having trouble making payments on your FHA-insured mortgage, more help is on the way!  The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) already requires its lenders to go the extra mile in helping un- or underemployed borrowers who are at least three months behind in their mortgage.  Now, FHA is providing additional breathing room [...]

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July 7, 2011

Daily Housing News Round-Up

Today’s Heaping Helping of Housing news: HUD is helping more homeowners avoid foreclosure by extending mortgage aid. The Obama Administration has helped millions of homeowners avoid foreclosure, but we’re looking for new ways to help even more. Private investment is the key to updating our public housing. Hawaii is in the middle of a 90-day [...]

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